Talk:Belgium in World War II/GA

GA Review

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Reviewer: Retrolord (talk · contribs) 10:32, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi! I'll be reviewing this one. ★★RetroLord★★ 10:32, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately I feel this article has extensive problems relating to criteria 2B. Much of the article is unreferenced and it would be unsuitable to promote this article to GA status in the absence of these references. Please work on this area of the article further, as content-wise the article is quite good. I look forward to you renominating this article once these problems have been addressed, thanks! ★★RetroLord★★ 08:24, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	The lead section does not summarize the article, could you please expand it?
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	"On the declaration of war between Britain, France and Germany in September 1939, the Belgian government launched a crash re-armament programme, augmenting the national defenses by creating the KW-line linking the National Redoubt at Antwerp with the Fortified Position of Liège." Ref this please  Done "The Invasion of Belgium by Nazi Germany started on May 10, 1940 under the operational plan Fall Gelb and formed part of the greater Battle of France together with invasions of the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The Belgian Albert Canal fortifications, some of the most modern defensive networks in Europe, proved near useless. At Eben-Emael, the fort held by 1,200 Belgians was taken when the Germans deployed 400 glider-borne Fallschirmjäger against them, opening the border for "Blitzkrieg"-style warfare. The German breakthrough at Sedan which had been thought impassable meant that the K-W Line was outflanked and its defenders had to withdraw." Ref this aswell please  Done "The German breakthrough at Sedan which had been thought impassable meant that the K-W Line was outflanked and its defenders had to withdraw." Ref this please  Not done "Belgium was run by a Germany military government under General Alexander von Falkenhausen until July 1944, and then under Reichskommissar Josef Grohé until liberation." Ref this please  Not done Entire collaboration section is unreferenced, please fix this  Not done "Resistance against the German occupiers came from all levels and from all regions of Belgium and quarters of the political spectrum, but was highly fragmented. The Government in Exile dealt with resistance collectively under the name of Armée Secrète, however this was just an umberella organization among the many resistance organisations which existed with different agendas or political ideologies. Some organisations were very left-wing, like the Communist Partisans armés, but there was also a far-right resistance movement, the Légion Belge which comprised dissident Rexists. However, there were also other groups like Groupe G which had no obvious political affiliation." Ref this please  Not done "The holocaust is commemorated in Belgium by both memorials and museums. The Nazi prison at Fort Breendonk, for example, is preserved as a museum and open to the public. Since the passing of the Holocaust denial law in 1995, it is illegal to deny the holocaust." Ref this please  Not done "Nevertheless, Belgian civilians were often subject to retaliation by collaborationist and German forces for resistance activity. In August 1944, 20 civilians were killed in a single reprisal for an attack on a Rexist politician in the Courcelles Massacre." Ref this also please  Not done "After the defeat in 1940, significant numbers of Belgian soldiers and civilians managed to escape to Britain to join the Belgian force in exile. The Belgian government, under Hubert Pierlot had been evacuated to London where it remained until the liberation in 1944."Ref this please  Not done Entire Belgian Congo section is missing citations, please fix this  Not done
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.

Alterations

Hello, have revised the lead and added cites as suggested.Brigade Piron (talk) 13:06, 26 February 2013 (UTC)