Talk:Gustav von Vaerst

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The correct spelling is von Vaerst, not the Umlaut-version. While 'ae' is often another way of writing 'a-umlaut', in this case the 'e' indicates the elongated pronounciation ot the preceding a, similar to the city of Soest, e.g. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.136.119.165 (talk • contribs)

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Hitler's Generals in America: Nazi POWs and Allied Military Intelligence By Derek R. Mallett

K.e.coffman (talk) 04:19, 16 July 2016 (UTC)