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Twelfth Army (United Kingdom)
I've made a start on improving this article, but I'd like feedback on how well this has been done and suggestions on what needs to be done next.Graham1973 (talk) 23:52, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

AustralianRupert
Hi, good work so far. Just a couple of suggestions from me (aimed at B class):
 * more in line citations are required. For instance, the "The second British Twelfth Army" section has no in line citations at all;
 * the citation style should be consistent, for instance compare Note # 1 with Note # 3 and 4 (I suggest using short citations for the Notes and add the full bibliographic details to the References section);
 * an image or infobox is required for the article to reach B class;
 * the heading "Subordinate Units" is incorrectly capitalised per WP:MOSHEAD. It should just be "Subordinate units";
 * the template at the bottom of the article might look better if it were collapsed, but it is just a matter of personal preference.

Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 02:56, 12 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delayed response. Thanks for the comments which I will take on board. I'll look at sorting out the references later. My primary source for the units making up the first 12th Army is Holts The Deceivers:Allied Military Deception in the Second World War, his book is based on available public records and contains a handy unit by unit breakdown. I've been trying to find alternate sources/accounts to clarify some of the material he presents, but the historical focus is on the Fortitude deceptions or Mincemeat.

Regarding the "The second British Twelfth Army" section, that was already existing when I added the information on the first 12th Army. So far I have not begun a search of information offline.

Further, I have located a picture of the insignia of the first 12th Army on the back of one account of the Fortitude Deceptions.

Graham1973 (talk) 17:04, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Dank
My gut reaction is that this should be two articles rather than one, since the two armies had little to do with each other, apart from the name. Do you have any sources on either army apart from Howard? - Dank (push to talk) 17:15, 18 March 2011 (UTC)