Wahreit

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	Thank you for your work on the Battle of Shanghai article. Alexysun (talk) 16:44, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

And other related articles. Alexysun (talk) 06:32, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

thank you, alexysun Wahreit (talk) 17:05, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

the adachi guy challenge

Based on your efforts to edit the Sihang Warehouse article, is it safe for me to assume you believe Robinson's claims that the IJA 3rd Division was involved in the battle for the warehouse and the Japanese suffered 200 troops KIA in the ensuing battle?

If so, I propose a fun zero stakes challenge to you. Please find:

I) a source that conclusively proves the IJA 3rd Division or any IJA Unit for that matter was involved. A primary Japanese language source is preferred but you are welcome to use whatever.

II) the name and unit of at least one of the 200 supposed KIA troops excluding IJN Warrant Officer Tanaka who has already been confirmed.

I wish you luck good sir. Adachi1939 (talk) 05:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

if you want a proper dialogue, this is not a very mature way to open it, so i'm going to ignore your last part, but i will answer the first question. Yes, I have a copy of Stephen Robinson's book. furthermore, I don't really see anyone "debunking" robinson on the sihang warehouse page, and even there was a valid argument there that wouldn't mean much because wikipedia is a volunteer site, not a scholarly source. Robinson is an accomplished historian with several books to his name and two degrees, I'll trust his credentials over a wikipedia talk page. Wahreit (talk) 05:48, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello, thank you for the reply. I will take that as a no for the adachi guy challenge. It would have been a good way for you to explore more sources and see why you are wrong.

I already covered the issues with Robinson's book on talk page for the Defense of Sihang Warehouse months ago.

>Stephen Robinson does claim in his work "Eight Hundred Heroes: China's lost battalion and the fall of Shanghai" that the IJA 3rd Division was involved in the assault on Sihang Warehouse but does not provide proper citations for the passages where he wrote such claims.

Robinson even cites Niderost's article "Chinese Alamo: Last Stand at Sihang Warehouse" for some claims which is quite literally has no citations. Sorry but no "accomplished historian" is going to so easily write an entirely wrong force engaging in a battle and cite an article with no sources. Degrees become irrelevant when you throw basics of academia out the window. Even a high schooler should know not to cite a random secondary source article with no sources of its own for a book report.

As it stands there are some serious issues with the sources you deem as credible. Adachi1939 (talk) 06:13, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

not at all. for one, it isn't just robinson's work who claims the 3rd division was involved, and two, your personal issues with the book do not disqualify its usage as a secondary source. in addition, it isn't my opinion that the 3rd division was involved, earlier versions of the sihang warehouse article indicate the same. it isn't up to you to determine the whether or not others can use certain sources, because as you indicated in the name of this topic, you are a "guy," just another editor. your opinion is obviously valued, but it holds no weight over anyone elses. Wahreit (talk) 18:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

I'll give you a more detailed reply in the talk page on the Battle of Shanghai article. Adachi1939 (talk) 21:15, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

RfC about the the IJA 3rd Division, Defense of the Sihang Warehouse, and the Battle of Shanghai

I have opened a request for comment in regards to your contributions on the Sihang and Battle of Shanghai articles and use of unreliable sources to assert the IJA 3rd Division's involvement at the warehouse. It would be greatly appreciated if you wait until a third opinion is provided before trying to majorly overhaul the content of either article again. Adachi1939 (talk) 22:02, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

check the message left on your talk page. we're pretty concerned for you. Wahreit (talk) 21:07, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

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Chinese control of Manchuria

Hi Wahreit. I wanted your help in reviewing the accuracy of a statement. In the interwar period page there is a sentence that states "In September 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army—acting on its own without government approval—seized control of Manchuria, an anarchic area that China had not controlled in decades."

I'm pretty sure that the part about "not controlled in decades" is inaccurate or historical revisionism, because I know for a fact that Zhang Xueliang was a powerful warlord there. What are your thoughts? Alexysun (talk) 18:51, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

it looks to me you're right. Manchuria was controlled in the late 1920s by Zhang Zuolin, who was allied with Japanese interests but still maintained his own autonomy until the Kwangtung army assassinated him. his son Zhang Xueliang was absolutely anti-Japanese, and the main reason as to why he was unable to stop the 1931 invasion was because his forces were away in the south participating in the Central Plains War. anarchic is a pretty inaccurate way of describing the rule of the Zhangs too, because there was definitely an acting authority in control of Manchuria. if anything, Manchuria was one of the wealthiest regions in warlord era china before the Japanese invasion. all in all, the sentence seems inaccurate. Wahreit (talk) 21:44, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

@Wahreit Thank you for your fast reply. I will go ahead and change that sentence. Alexysun (talk) 17:36, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

@Wahreit Any book recommendations btw? Alexysun (talk) 09:03, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

unfortunately not so much for the warlord period, but i can rec jay taylor's the generalissimo as it sheds some light on the northern expeditiion and late warlord period. Wahreit (talk) 16:42, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

@Wahreit Thanks for the rec. You can ping me next time haha. I didn't come back to check for updates until now. Alexysun (talk) 01:32, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding your continued attempts to falsify history on the Sihang Warehouse article Adachi1939 (talk) 04:57, 26 August 2024 (UTC). The thread is User:Wahreit. Thank you.

cool. Wahreit (talk) 04:02, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

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Thinking

Do you think the Soviet invasion of Manchuria/Manchukuo is part of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War? I mean it’s called “Sino-Japanese” but really it was tied heavily to the Pacific theater too and the Soviet invasion of Manchukuo even more. If so then should the Soviets be added to the Infobox for 2nd Sino-Japanese War, with 1945 in parenthesis? It’s already there on the Chinese language article as well as a lot of other things. Basically I want an Infobox that covers context better. Alexysun (talk) 08:50, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

in my personal opinion, yes. the Soviets destroyed the kwangtung army and provided the communists a strong advantage in the civil war through captured japanese weaponry, which would equip large portions of mao's army. i do anticipate there might be some pushback, but if the chinese language article says so there is a case for it. Wahreit (talk) 16:42, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

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