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Kingdom of Germany

Again, I do not agree with you, in all those cases in the article the use is of the actual title, it is not intended to be descriptive and therefore should be capitalised. Ecrm87 (talk) 20:46, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

:@Ecrm87 I'm not sure what you mean by "actual title" (what would another kind be?), and by the manual in the section I cut out they are descriptive because of the definite article. It also says that such titles "are capitalized '''only'''
: a) when followed by a person's name to form a title
: b) when a title is used to refer to a specific person as a substitute for their name during their time in office"
: c) … "is '''not''' preceded by a modifier (including a definite or indefinite article)"
:In the passage we're dissecting, no title is followed by a proper name (a); none is substituting for a specific duke, margrave or king – they're generic for any duke etc. who holds the title (b); and they all have the definite article 'the' in front of them (c).
:****See also https://www.britannica.com/topic/elector It capitalizes just like I do on exactly the same topic. I know I'm not willing to argue with Britannica. Can we please say QED now? GHStPaulMN (talk) 21:58, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

:Very well, based on Britannica's usage I'll concede the titles. What I won't concede however is state name capitalisation, at no point is it united states of America, therefore it should always be Kingdom of, not kingdom of. Ecrm87 (talk) 22:43, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
::@Ecrm87 Thank you, and agreed on the state names. If I have any kingdom of X or duchy of Y in the article, they should definitely be changed.
::GHStPaulMN (talk) 00:38, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Removal of markup from Gustav Ritter von Kahr ↗

Hi, just a heads up, your edit ↗ removed some important markup, like the bold on the article title and the pronunciation template, but I fixed it. — W.andrea (talk) 21:01, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

:@W.andrea All of the markup changes (except the bolding, my bad) were deliberate choices on my part to remove what I consider to be unnecessary clutter. But they do seem to be standard, so I'll leave them be in future translations.
:I backed out your links to "dictatorial" and "coup" as everyday words that shouldn't be linked; see MoS Linking ↗ under 'What should not be linked'. I also don't think Bavaria (especially since it puts 3 links in a row), minister president or Hitler need to be linked since they're either well known or self-explanatory, but I'll admit there's more reason to use them there. GHStPaulMN (talk) 22:03, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
::Removing "dictatorial" and "coup" works for me; I wasn't sure about adding them in the first place. I should mention though, I'd never heard of a minister president before today. And I think it's important to link Bavaria since in historical articles, place names can sometimes be deceptive (like, say, "Russia" meaning the Russian Empire instead of the Russian Federation). — W.andrea (talk) 23:17, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
::I just noticed you didn't mention the pronunciation template. That's important too because it specifies a standard format (i.e. language label, link to explanation, and narrow transcription ↗ instead of broad per MOS:IPA ↗). — W.andrea (talk) 23:25, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Request for feedback

Hello GHStPaulMN. I am responding to your request for comments on your revisions to the Weimar Republic ↗ article. I have admired the significant improvements that you have made, which substantively improved the content. I was especially impressed with the rewrite of the section on the Versailles Treaty which added much-needed organization and clarity. Keep up the good work.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to commend your re-write of the Prussian State Council ↗ article and your creation of the new article on the Prussian State Council (Nazi Germany) ↗; this was long overdue and was masterfully done. If I may, I would like to request that you add an English translation (or at least a German version that could be copied into a translation app) of the Law on the State Council. This would be extremely helpful in providing a clearer picture of the council and its composition. Also, please note that the referenced version in the article seems to be missing the last page; the article references Article 15 but that is not in the cited copy. I have searched but have been unable to locate a better version. I am hoping that your well-demonstrated bilingual research abilities can manage to find one. Thanks in advance for any further improvement you can render and keep up your quest for excellence in these areas.```` Historybuff0105 (talk) 15:12, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

:@Historybuff0105: Hi, and thanks for the encouraging words on the Weimar Republic page. I'll keep chipping away at it.
:As for the Prussian State Council page, I tracked down Article 15 in the text of a document that has some significant differences from the one in fraktur that's referenced now. As soon as I figure out what's behind that, I'll add a translation. It's a good idea for a document that's relatively short. Thanks for the prompt -- and for adding all the other links to the new article. GHStPaulMN (talk) 01:08, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
::@GHStPaulMN, I just saw your addition. I think it does a great job of clarifying and expanding on the composition and workings of the Council. Thanks for all your work in tracking this down and adding the further explanatory notes. A very comprehensive and impressive effort. Thanks once again. Historybuff0105 (talk) 15:00, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

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Hey there! I've seen that you are an interested and knowledgeable editor about German history. I'm currently rewriting the article about Ostsiedlung ↗ and if you have time, please help me rewrite the article and hopefully bring it to GA class. Crainsaw (talk) 19:46, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

:@Crainsaw Hello.. Intriguing request, although I admit that my first reaction was that Ostsiedlung is a topic I don't know much about. But before I answer, I'm curious to know what your interest is in rewriting the article. Is it mostly to make it GA, or does it also have problems or gaps that you'd like to address – and whichever it is, what kind of help you're looking for? Regards, GHStPaulMN (talk) 01:50, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
::When I first came across the article it was in ruins. Most sections barely had any information. And used the same sources. I dlund and used newer sources to expand the sections about Bohemia. And am currently rewriting tge Northeastern Germany and Holstein section. The section about the Livonian Confederation doesn't even include anything about the Ostsiedlung. So in short the article needs a major expansion and improvement. Hopefully along the way it'll also become a GA article. Crainsaw (talk) 05:40, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

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Undefined sfn reference

Hi, in this edit ↗ to Papen cabinet ↗ you introduced sfn references to "Longerich 2015", but no such work is listed. This causes a no-target error ↗. If you could fix it that would be great. DuncanHill (talk) 14:46, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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::Thank you, DuncanHill (talk) 21:38, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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Saxony during the Weimar Republic

Hi I'm Interested in the creation of a article about Saxony in the Weimar Republic. I was wondering if that's something you would like to take part in? Zyxrq (talk) 03:17, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

:@Zyxrq Thanks for the offer, but my to-do list is pretty long already. If there are any particular points along the way that you want to try to pick my brain on, I'm always open for that. Have fun with the new article. GHStPaulMN (talk) 12:14, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

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A book to translate

Hi User:GHStPaulMN. Like others, I'm impressed by your work here. I happen to know of an important book that needs a translator: Thomas Olechowski, ''Hans Kelsen. Biographie eines Rechtswissenschaftlers'' (Mohr Siebeck, 2020, 2. Auflage 2021). And see my review-article on it: Iain Stewart, "Hans Kelsen, Legal Scientist" (2023) 48(2) ''Journal of Legal Philosophy'' 119–192. If you would be interested, please contact Prof Olechowski (Director of the Hans Kelsen-Institut, Vienna) at: thomas.olechowski@univie.ac.at. The book is long (xxi+1029 pages), but clearly written. It would be marvellous if you could do this. I could help, if necessary, on matters of legal theory{{mdash}}and Olechowski's English is quite good{{mdash}}but the book focuses on the life rather than the thought. My piece includes a translation of the book's own summary, but the summary is in relatively simple language and my German is insufficient for the main text. I do hope you could do this. All the very best. Errantios (talk) 21:20, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

:@Errantios Hi, Iain. After giving myself a day to think about it, I've decided that my interest in tackling the translation outweighs my concern over the length of the book -- enough anyway so that I'll contact Prof. Olechowski to ask some questions and find out what his expectations are.
:I couldn't find where i can access your article without Institutional (or monetary) access. Any suggestions? And thank you for the compliment of contacting me about this. The corner of Wikipedia I mostly move around in tends to feel rather empty most of the time. GHStPaulMN (talk) 19:52, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
::@GHStPaulMN. Your interest is great news. Unfortunately, I am prohibited from sending you a copy of my article; it is available only through subscription to the journal. Perhaps you have a friend who has institutional access or maybe Olechowski could send a copy to you. All the very best. Errantios (talk) 22:14, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
:::@Errantios I had a lot of trouble trying to figure out what questions to ask Prof. Olechowski, and after a while I realized that my difficulty centered on the amount of time I'd have to commit. On reflection I know I can't honestly make a commitment that will be very substantial indeed.
:::I apologize for the about-face and hope you can find someone who will take on the translation. GHStPaulMN (talk) 02:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
::::That's quite ok. Thank you very much for giving it some thought. Errantios (talk) 09:55, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::I am told that the book has now been translated. So I hope to see it published soon. Errantios (talk) 08:31, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks

I saw your edit and User page. Thanks for your nuancing of Wilhelm II's abdication in the Red Week, and your contributions to the articles on the German Revolution. Those articles helped me give context to the Red Week (as well as the sources I have used). The Red Week article is still work in progress, but if you come across any other factual errors please let me know! Dajasj (talk) 07:04, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

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Hi GHStPaulMN. I have long admired your work on the Weimar Republic and other related articles. Your newest magnum opus is also quite an impressive contribution to the articles focusing on German history. I couldn't let the opportunity go by without commending your efforts in its creation. Thanks again and keep up the fabulous contributions. Historybuff0105 (talk) 22:10, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the supportive words. They're much appreciated. GHStPaulMN (talk) 12:26, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Otto Wels

Honestly, I added that bit, ''because'' I had wondered about the current version, which I feel makes zero sense. It currently reads ''Defeated political opponents cannot be proscribed. "Freedom and life can be taken from us, but not our honor."'' What is the connection between these two sentences? Where does the honor part come in?

So I read the original speech ↗ and there it becomes clear. The now famous citation is used as a prelude which is followed by the explanation: "Nach den Verfolgungen, die die Sozialdemokratische Partei in der letzten Zeit erfahren hat, wird billigerweise niemand von ihr verlangen oder erwarten können, dass sie für das hier eingebrachte Ermächtigungsgesetz stimmt." In other words: Nobody can force the turkeys to vote for Christmas.

I'm not attached to my wording, I'd just like to stress that the current version misrepresents the context. Cheers, Mai-Sachme (talk) 11:42, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

:@Mai-Sachme I see your point. The only thread connecting the sentences is Bauer's reference to Germany not losing its honor as a defeated nation (internationally) and the SPD not losing its honor as a defeated political party (internally) -- and the thread is so thin that it's all but invisible. The words that you paraphrased also seem to indicate that a vote for the Enabling Act would add to the dishonor of the unequal treatment the SPD had suffered as a defeated party. Is that how you see it?
:My thought is to change the passage to something like:
:Wels used Bauer's words in order to turn them against Hitler and the Nazis. Equal treatment, he argued, is as necessary for a nation internally as it is internationally. Defeated political opponents, like defeated nations, cannot be treated as if they were outlaws:
:<blockquote>Freedom and life can be taken from us, but not our honor. After the persecution that the Social Democratic Party has experienced recently, no one can reasonably demand or expect that it vote in favor of the Enabling Act...</blockquote>
:Does that make Wels' point clearer? Let me know what you think, and thank you for pointing out the lack of clarity here. GHStPaulMN (talk) 14:32, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks for the response, and yes, you described exactly, why I felt the text needed some additional context. I think your proposal makes the thread much clearer! Cheers, Mai-Sachme (talk) 14:39, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
:::OK, I'll make the change. GHStPaulMN (talk) 17:50, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

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Thanks for your article on the Free State of Saxe-Gotha

Hi GHStPaulMN. I just read your latest installment on states of the Weimar Republic, the Free State of Saxe-Gotha ↗. Once again, I am impressed by the masterful effort you put into your original articles – clearly you have a great interest in and a commanding knowledge of the Weimar Republic, an often overlooked area of German history. Belated thanks also for your related works on the Free States of Bavaria and Saxony; they too were outstanding contributions. I hope that you plan to continue your survey of the states of the Weimar era and encourage you to do so. Know that your endeavors are much appreciated by those with an interest in the interwar period in Germany. With grateful appreciation. Historybuff0105 (talk) 15:17, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

:@Historybuff0105And thank you for your thanks. I do appreciate them.
:The Gotha article is the first of eight new or expanded pages I'm working on for all of the free states (plus Coburg) that joined to make Thuringia, including a much enlarged "State of Thuringia (1920-1952)". It's been an interesting dive into them.
:Nochmals vielen Dank. GHStPaulMN (talk) 15:54, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Gleichschaltung clarification request

@User:GHStPaulMN Thank you for your clarification request of 12 October on the ''Gleichschaltung ↗'' article. I reexamined the cited Orlow source, and he does indeed cite five specific states including Brunswick. I agree that this information is at variance with the tabular data which correctly points out that the Brunswick government was a coalition one. (It was headed by Werner Küchenthal ↗ of the DNVP.) Since I created the section on coordination of the ''Länder'' and its table, I feel some responsibility for reconciling the data. How would you feel if I were to remove the Orlow citation, since I agree that it does not comport with the use of the word "control" of the government as used to refer to the other four states in which the governments were entirely composed of, or led by, Nazis. In its place, I would substitute the words: "the Nazi Party had control of only four of the 17 German Länder (states)", leaving the table to speak for itself. In my opinion, this is the only workable solution. It is not clear what criteria Orlow used to include Brunswick as a state "controlled" by the Nazis (perhaps because Franzen as interior minister controlled law enforcement?), but to retain his citation seems problematic in the context of the article as a whole. Do you have any better suggestion for reconciling the data? Thanks. Historybuff0105 (talk) 17:05, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

:@Historybuff0105 Your solution sounds like the best way to go. I stumbled onto the discrepancy with the update I'm working on for the State of Thuringia article. I found a source here ↗ (last 2 sentences of the article) that indicates that there were just four "states that were already under National Socialist rule before the Nazis seized power in the Reich".
:Thanks for clarifying the question. GHStPaulMN (talk) 18:09, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks for your rapid response and for the excellent source confirming that there were only four states under Nazi control before January 1933. After additional thought, I think I will be a little more specific in my edit and state that "the Nazi Party held the leadership of only four of the 17 German Länder (states), i.e., Anhalt, Oldenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Thuringia." This will more strongly reinforce the information in the table. Historybuff0105 (talk) 19:09, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

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Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Thanks for the article, now reviewed. You might like to sling a couple of project tags on that there talk page, though! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:03, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

:Same, of course, goes for the Free State of Saxe-Meiningen ↗ article! :) Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:05, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

State of Thuringia (1920–1952) - File

{{User|GHStPaulMN}}: Thanks once again for your work on the states of the Weimar Republic, this time the comprehensive expansion of State of Thuringia (1920–1952) ↗. It is a pleasure to read for the specificity and detail that you are able to contribute. I do, however, want to bring your attention to one glitch that you may want to correct: the file with the image purporting to be that of Wilhelm Frick ↗ is actually a photo of Konrad Henlein ↗. The source of the problem seems to be an English mislabeling of the cropped file, probably an erroneous translation of the German file name ''Sudetenland, Besuch Wilhelm Frick''. Rather than just replacing the image myself, I wanted to give you the opportunity to select the replacement. There are several other files of Frick in the Wikimedia Commons. I am attaching the cropped file of Frick from the 1938 Sudetenland visit, but I leave it to you to select the one that you are most comfortable with. Again, thanks for your great work on this series.
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:Thanks for the catch. We'd make a good team. GHStPaulMN (talk) 20:14, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
::You are quite welcome. Always happy to be of help - - or to receive it. Historybuff0105 (talk) 21:32, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Looking for support

Hi GHStPaulMN. I don't know whether you have seen this: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bremen state elections in the Weimar Republic ↗, but this article (and, by inference, other similar articles providing summary overviews of the state elections in the Weimar Republic) is being considered for deletion. I am not sure whether you have had the opportunity to consult any of these articles, but knowing your avid interest in the period, it's a fair chance that you have. I am not in favor of seeing them deleted and have voted to keep them with a detailed explanation of why. After your review of the deletion proposal, if you are so inclined, I would appreciate your support in also voting to keep the article. Thank you for your consideration of this issue. Historybuff0105 (talk) 16:42, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for supporting the retention of the summary Landtag elections article on Bremen and, by extension, the other Weimar states. I think it is the right decision and hopefully it will prevail. Historybuff0105 (talk) 16:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Brilliant work translating!

I just wanted to say thank you for translating across the article for the Independent Social Democratic Party ↗. That article being such a stub for so long irritated me greatly for what, in my opinion, was a hugely influential party of the left-wing in interwar Germany.

I had for the longest time intended to put some work into expanding it myself, mainly just collecting English-language texts I believed would make good works to source for such, but simply never got around to it. Do you reckon there's much worth for me to go through with them given the article seems to be in a much much less sorry state now

Thank you again for your translating for this article, and translations more broadly :) Bejakyo (talk) 23:21, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

:@Bejakyo Thanks for the positive feedback. I tackled wading through and paring down the 186K-byte German wiki article because I too thought the USPD deserved far more thorough coverage than it was getting in the rather flimsy English article. It helped that the German article was so well sourced, although it's always better to have English language sources in an English language article -- but my own knowledge of sources runs mostly towards the German, too. If anything you've done could help make the article better or more accessible to English speakers, I'd say go for it. Thanks again, GHStPaulMN (talk) 01:38, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

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