Talk:Arromanches-les-Bains

Disputed

Some information was added using the first person by 90.198.118.63, perhaps by somebody who had participated in the D-Day invasion. Would there be any way to verify the information and convert it to the third person? I assume wikipedia doesn't allow first person testimonials, but perhaps the information can be backed up by a source from the US military archives. (I'm assuming his post was in good faith) Cnadolski 19:24, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the first person account to here - This person is my Dad K Blanksby

who passed away sept 2014. It is all true he wrote his days in the army and its published in a book called A Short History 7th Armoured Division. June 1943 July 1945 my dad is in the photo on page 110 The most interesting thing is, I have the photo of the surrender. A white flag on the bonnet of the car that drove over the river,a driver and 2 German officers are in it peter@peterblanksby.wanadoo.co.uk

On D-Day the 6th of June I was at Arromanches,Gold Beach.I was 20 years old.We sailed from Felixstowe via Southampton on an American LCT with the Desert Rats of Recce Troop,1st Royal Tank Regt.Our troop was composed of 7 American Stuart light tanks which we called "Honey's",each with a crew of 4.Each tank had a large painting of a Dwarf on it.Mine was Bashful.We also had 14 scout cars{7 Daimlers and 7 Humbers} which we called "Dingo's",each car having 2 crewmen,making a total of 56 officers and other ranks in the troop.A few of us survived to detain and escort the German surrender party 11 months later,on the outskirts of Hamburg.

Tpr. Ken Blanksby,14420718.

First person accounts can and are often used if considered appropriate, (and depicted using the 'quote' as shown) but with this example there are no citations (so we can't be sure it's not all someone's invention) and there is no context (so we don't really know what it means - who are the German surrender party, etc). It also looks too detailed for this article, where a concise section explaining the town's history in the Second World War already exists. It might go well in the D-Day landings article, or something similar. It's just a shame that it lacks what it would need to be included in wikipedia. Benea 00:17, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

WPCities rating

Added "importance=mid". Although a settlement of this size would normally be "low", Arromanches' importance on D-Day raises its profile, IMO. Folks at 137 (talk) 19:51, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

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Old history

Some old history that used to be at the title "Arromanches-les-Bains" can now be found at Talk:Arromanches-les-Bains/Old history Graham87 08:50, 13 January 2019 (UTC)