Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle for Belgrade

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The result was delete‎. ^Complex/_Rational 14:16, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Battle for Belgrade[edit]

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See previous discussion on author talk page. Unable to find any sources supporting independent notability of the ground fighting, as opposed to Operation Retribution (1941). As far as I can tell, no fighting took place in the city itself and the Waffen SS peacefully occupied the town hall. Fermiboson (talk) 14:09, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History, Serbia, and Yugoslavia. Fermiboson (talk) 14:09, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

But that is article is only talking about the bombing raids of the city. This article is about the actual capturing of the city itself. Operation Retribution was only 2 days long, while the battle was 6 days long. Antny08 (talk) 16:20, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. However, I still can't find any sources mentioning specifically the ground battle, as opposed to the air bombing and a wider campaign aroud the entirety of Yugoslavia. I would be very grateful if you could provide any sources you have that do that (aside from wiki matters, I'm interested in the topic personally). However, otherwise the ground battle is a notability fail, if there are no sources that give it specifically significant coverage. Fermiboson (talk) 03:13, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Military and Germany. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:44, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - All the information in the article is covered in Operation Retribution (1941), specifically in the Aftermath and Legacy section. Any useful information from this article can be placed there. Sgubaldo (talk) 20:12, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Siege of Belgrade (disambiguation page), mirroring the Battle of Belgrade redirect. –Vipz (talk) 10:14, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Alternative: Battle for Belgrade redirects to Siege of Belgrade, Battle for Belgrade (1941) redirects to Operation Retribution (1941)? Fermiboson (talk) 15:16, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete this has no information that isn't already in the comprehensive Operation Retribution (1941) (which I developed through GA to FA). There was no Battle for Belgrade, it was an air operation then an effectively unopposed capture of the city by German ground forces. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete not even worth a redirect to Operation Retribution (1941)#Bombing because of the number of other Battle of Belgrades. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:47, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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