Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerhard Wengel

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The result was merge to Bombing of Sofia in World War II. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:04, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Gerhard Wengel

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This person does not have significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, AND he does not meet the criteria of WP:MILPEOPLE Peacemaker67 (send... over) 10:31, 26 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I had no problem finding 9 books that mention him as a commander in the Luftwaffe, all independent, reliable sources. Additionally, there are plenty of websites that list him, most in connection with being a commander. Clearly meets WP:GNG. WP:MILPEOPLE is not policy, it is an essay, and as such is not binding. GregJackP Boomer! 05:31, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. There are nine hits alright, but only three relate to this bloke, and all three appear (from the Google preview and two snippets) to be single trivial mentions in passing of him commanding a fighter squadron (for about a year) and being shot down by a P-38. They may be reliable independent sources, but the mentions are all trivial, appear to be almost verbatim copies of one another (if my German skills are up to it) and he clearly does not meet the WP:BASIC criteria. There is also the issue of WP:BIO1E. He doesn't meet WP:ANYBIO, and he certainly does not appear to have "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" to meet WP:GNG. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 06:38, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge to Bombing of Sofia in World War II. Not really worthy of a separate article but interesting fact that could be mentioned with 1-2 sentences elsewhere.--Staberinde (talk) 16:32, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - not sufficiently notable (only a captain). Buckshot06 (talk) 21:17, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Bombing of Sofia in World War II as sources for a stand-alone article are insufficient.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 21:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Bombing of Sofia in World War II, per WP:ONEEVENT. Constantine ✍ 14:47, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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