Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Battle of Vrbanja Bridge

Battle of Vrbanja Bridge

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 27, 2022 by Gog the Mild (talk) 15:25, 10 April 2022 (UTC)



The Battle of Vrbanja Bridge occurred on 27 May 1995 between United Nations peacekeepers from the French Army and elements of the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska (VRS). It began after the VRS seized French-manned United Nations Protection Force observation posts at both ends of the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War, taking twelve French peacekeepers hostage. Two of them remained held at the bridge as human shields. A platoon of 30 French peacekeepers, led by then Captain François Lecointre, re-captured the bridge with the support of 70 French infantrymen and direct fire from armoured vehicles. Two French soldiers were killed during the battle and seventeen were wounded. VRS casualties were four killed, several wounded and four captured. VRS forces were subsequently less likely to engage French UN peacekeepers deployed in the city. In 2017, Lecointre was appointed French Chief of the Defence Staff with the rank of general.
 * Most recent similar article(s): I'm unaware of any Bosnian War articles being at TFA in the recent past, I suspect the last one was Battle of Vukovar in 2011.
 * Main editors: Peacemaker67
 * Promoted: December 10, 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: The anniversary of the battle in 1995.
 * Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Support (t &#183; c)  buidhe  00:25, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:47, 6 April 2022 (UTC)