Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/40th Infantry Division Slavonska


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40th Infantry Division Slavonska

 * Nominator(s): Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me)

The 40th Infantry Division Slavonska was a largely Croat-manned formation that was responsible for a sector of the northern border of Yugoslavia when the Axis invaded that country in April 1941. It is particularly notable for the fact that one of its infantry regiments revolted and took over the town of Bjelovar, greatly weakening the overall defence plan. It quickly folded in the face of preliminary attacks, and provided no significant resistance to the German armoured thrusts that followed. All comments will be promptly responded to. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 01:22, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Support: looks very good to me, and it has clearly had the benefit of the reviews of the other formations you've taken through ACR and FAC etc. I have the following suggestions: AustralianRupert (talk) 01:20, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
 * in the lead "Serbs" is overlinked;
 * link " Ratko Raketić" in the body of the article (currently only linked in the infobox);
 * "42nd, 43rd and 108th Infantry Regiments": should these be wikilinked?
 * same as above for "89th Infantry Regiment", "393rd Reserve Regiment", "40th Artillery Regiment" and "27th Infantry Regiment"?
 * "entire divisional sector was defended by the divisional cavalry battalion..." --> "entire divisional sector was defended by a single unit, the divisional cavalry battalion..."
 * " rebels approach" --> " rebels' approach"
 * " revolt, The commander": typo
 * "89th Infantry Regiment slightly more..." --> "89th Infantry Regiment only slightly more"
 * "8th Panzer Division and 16th Motorised Infantry Division" --> "8th Panzer and 16th Motorised Infantry Divisions"
 * " on the narrow Vrbas valley..." --> "in the narrow Vrbas valley"
 * I wonder if we could add a sentence to the fate section that says that the division was "disbanded" or "broken up" etc after the surrender?
 * G'day, PM, not sure if you have seen these comments or not. This is probably ready for closure, if you can make a couple of minor tweaks. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:16, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll get on to these shortly, thanks for the reminder. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:49, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Support: Having read very little on the Yugoslav campaign in the past, this was a very interesting article. I hope I did not get the wrong impression, but from what I read: due to prewar politics and mismanagement of the army, the division practically disintegrated in face of the German advance without much, if any, resistance? The article appears well sourced, neutral, and the images are all sourced, and the article appears to meet all criteria. I do have the following suggestions:EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 13:31, 7 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I feel like the map of the German invasion should be moved down the article, and placed in the opening section on the German invasion rather than floating between the lede and main article.
 * "In 1929, King Alexander changed the name of the country to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, at which time the army became the VKJ.": Since the name change was brought up, what was the name of the army between 1918 and 1929?
 * Planned deployment along Hungarian border: As the lede foreshadows the German led invasion, was the deployment along the Hungarian border part of the army's normal peacetime positions, or was Hungary seen as a threat (quite accurately, it would seem, from later in the article)?
 * Division was partially mobilized: Was Yugoslavia taken by surprise?
 * I personally do not think that the rank comparison is required in the notes. The Yugoslav ranks could, instead, be linked to the generic rank articles, i.e. Brigadier general, and the German rank has it's own article that does all the explaining.
 * Should the article include the WWII portal?

Images are appropriately licensed. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:19, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Support very good article, just a few suggestions Cheers MisterBee1966 (talk) 13:59, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
 * suggest adding the timeframe the unit was active to the infobox
 * In context of the rebellion, I find it difficult to capture how many men rebelled, were killed, wounded or taken POW?


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