Template:Did you know nominations/Sebastiaan Matheus Sigismund de Ranitz (1901–1987)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 15:24, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Sebastiaan Matheus Sigismund de Ranitz (1901–1987)

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... that the Dutch Nazi collaborator Sebastiaan de Ranitz was defended at the Special Court of Justice by his nephew?

Source: "Tegen Jhr. de Ranitz Negen Jaar Geëist" [For Jhr. de Ranitz Nine Years Demanded]. Trouw (in Dutch). Amsterdam. 16 December 1948. p. 3.

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Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 670 past nominations.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:44, 13 June 2024 (UTC).

Verified that the article is long enough, that there are no plagiarism concerns through the Copyvios tool and spotchecking, and that the hook is sourced in the article. Cunard (talk) 07:13, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

@Crisco 1492 and Cunard: Question: how do we know he was defended by a nephew? The translated source says The defender, Mr. H. de Ranitz, cousin of the suspect Bruxton (talk) 18:33, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cunard and Bruxton: Looking into it, neef is one of those lovely words that mean two completely different things (nephew or cousin, even the Dutch Wikipedia page is basically a dab). Without more on his family, "relative" is the best we can do. How about ALT1 ... that the Nazi collaborator Sebastiaan de Ranitz abandoned his office following Mad Tuesday, leaving his department in turmoil?

That's supported by both Wesselink, Claartje (2014). Kunstenaars van de Kultuurkamer: Geschiedenis en Herinnering [Artists of the Kultuurkamer: History and Memory]. Bert Baker. and the PDC. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:52, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Verified that the hook is sourced in the article and is interesting. The article notes: "Claims that Breda had been liberated were broadcast on 5 September, leading many Nazis to flee the Netherlands for Germany. De Ranitz left the Hague for the Kultuurkamer's regional office in Groningen, and though work continued, his absence caused the institution and its parent department great difficulty."

"were broadcast" links to Dolle Dinsdag, which is Mad Tuesday. Cunard (talk) 08:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

I cannot find the hook in the article. Bruxton (talk) 20:40, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

It was in the sentence Cunard quoted. I have explicitly used the phrase "Mad Tuesday" after 5 September. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:45, 29 June 2024 (UTC)