Talk:Karl Gallwitz

Karl Gallwitz
In the German-speaking Wikipedia is an article about a Karl Gallwitz: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gallwitz. Name, place of birth and date of birth are the same. Nothing is mentioned about his life before 1919 though. Are they the same person? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.221.43.67 (talk) 16:09, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello, all,

In response to the above, I checked into the German WP article, translating it via Bing. Name, place of birth, and year (though not complete date) of birth coincide. A further check shows the birthplace as containing about 16,000 residents today; that may not be proof positive, but it does mitigate against coincidence that two men with the same name be born the same year in the same small town.

I then began checking English language sources on the ace, but could find nothing concerning his postwar career. The following texts were checked via Google book search without result:

Above the Lines: etc. Above the Trenches: etc. Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War I Fokker Dr.I Aces of World War I Sopwith Camel vs Fokker Dr.I: Western Front 1917-1918 SE.5a vs Albatros D.V: Western Front 1917-1918 British and Empire Aces of World War I Jagdstaffel Boelcke: Von Richthofen's Mentor No. 56 Squadron RAF/RFC SE.5a Aces of World War I

I think an editor bilingual in German and English is called for in this case. The solution, if it exists, seems likely to be in German.

Georgejdorner (talk) 16:56, 26 December 2012 (UTC)