Talk:Walter Bradel

Notability

 * strong keep The fact that he was a mere pilot would not make him notable. However, as a recipient of the some of the highest military awards of Germany, especially the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, does make him notable. Secondly he was a commander of KG 2, a major fighting unit, which also makes him notable. MisterBee1966 (talk) 14:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)


 * He appears to have a book written about him - Major Walter Bradel : Kampflieger an allen Fronten and the Knight's Cross may count as a "notable award or honor" per WP:BIO, so this probably should be a Keep. I think that this is sufficient to delete the PROD tag


 * I was just about to mention that Nigel! I was planning on expanding this information using some other sources. Bradel saw a significant amount of action and was awarded the Knights Cross, which was not "a common" award (I saw your earlier reply to MisterBee1966), considering the millions of other Germans mobilised during the conflict. There are a number of editors that have been working hard to offer a complete coverage on Knights Cross holders, a significant award in a significant war. I feel this deletion would damage that effort. Dapi89 (talk) 22:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Notability, 2017
An unremarkable bomber pilot. Does not meet WP:SOLDIER & sig RS coverage not found link, just passing mentions.

No de.wiki article exists. Did not hold a significant command and topped out as Oberstleutnant. Successful completion of missions is not part of SOLDIER. Please also see a note at MilHist Talk Archives for background behind the redirect. In summary, per the outcome of the discussion at Notability:People on notability of Knight's Cross recipients: permalink, certain recipients were deemed non notable and WP:SOLDIER has been modified accordingly: diff. The articles of these recipients are being redirected to alphabetical lists.

K.e.coffman (talk) 16:26, 17 June 2017 (UTC)