WikiChevrons • WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves • A-Class medals • Service awards • "Military historian of the Year" | | | | | | | | | WikiProject contributions | | | | | | The WikiChevrons (formally, the Military history WikiProject Distinguished Service Award) are the project's official award, to be bestowed on anyone who has made significant contributions to Wikipedia's coverage of military history or to the project itself; they are awarded in two different grades. The regular WikiChevrons may be awarded by any user; project members are encouraged to use them to recognize outstanding work by their fellow editors. A template is available for ease of use: - {{subst:WikiChevrons|message ~~~~}}
The following general barnstars are also commonly used within the project: WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves | [edit] | WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves | The WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves are awarded by the project coordinators in the name of the project as a whole; they are intended to recognize editors who have made contributions of truly incredible quality or importance in the area of military history. Members wishing to nominate an editor for the award should leave a brief recommendation on this page, keeping in mind the following: - Editors are cordially requested not to nominate themselves.
- Nominees should generally be members of the WikiProject.
- Nominees should generally already have received the WikiChevrons.
- Nominees should not be coordinators. By tradition and consensus, coordinators are ineligible for the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves until they leave office.
To date, the following individuals have been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves: - Abraham, B.S.: In recognition of his many valuable contributions to the project as an active reviewer, a thoughtful contributor to military history discussions, a fine content contributor, and a gentleman. (Awarded January 2009)
- Bedford: In recognition of the outstanding contribution he has made to the project's organization by going above and beyond the call of duty in tagging, assessing, and classifying a massive number of articles during the 2007 assessment drive. (Awarded January 2008)
- Bellhalla: In recognition of his exemplary work on military history articles and DYK entries. (Awarded September 2008)
- Buckshot06: In recognition of his consistently excellent edits and his continued commitment and tireless efforts towards improving the quality of articles pertaining to military history. (Awarded June 2008)
- Bwmoll3: In recognition of his superior contributions to a variety of articles about the United States Air Force, including a great number of those dealing with wings and installations. (Awarded January 2008)
- Cla68: In recognition of his many valuable contributions to military history articles, and, in particular, his leading role in the creation of numerous featured articles on the topic of the Pacific Theater of World War II. (Awarded April 2007)
- Durova: In recognition of her exemplary work on military history featured pictures, sounds, and articles. (Awarded August 2008)
- EyeSerene: In recognition of his diligent and excellent copyediting of vast quantities of military history articles—notably his work on multiple featured article candidates. (Awarded October 2008)
- Halibutt: In recognition of his massive contributions to articles related to the Eastern Front of World War II and the military history of Poland, including the production of ten featured articles. (Awarded July 2007)
- Hlj: In recognition of his many consistently fine and valuable contributions to military history articles within the American Civil War task force. (Awarded May 2008)
- Ian Rose: In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Australian military history articles (including four featured articles, an A-Class article, and four good articles), his highly civil and collaborative editing, and his willingness to provide advice and assistance to other editors. (Awarded February 2009)
- JKBrooks85: In recognition of his diligent efforts to improve our coverage of fortifications in the American Civil War, and, in particular, his creation of a substantial number of A-Class articles. (Awarded October 2007)
- JonCatalán: In recognition of his distinguished service as a coordinator of this project, his thorough article reviews, and his exemplary contributions to 14 featured articles, one featured topic, and many A-Class and good articles. (Awarded April 2009)
- Kevin Myers: In recognition of his outstanding work on early modern warfare in North America, and, in particular, the creation of four featured articles on the topic. (Awarded May 2007)
- Kirill Lokshin: In recognition of his outstanding organizational work, his painstaking maintenance work, and his unstinting advice, throughout his two years of project leadership. (Awarded February 2008)
- Kyriakos: In recognition of his long and distinguished service as a Coordinator of the Military history WikiProject from February 2007 to September 2008. (Awarded October 2008)
- LordAmeth: In recognition of his long and distinguished service as a Coordinator of the Military history WikiProject from August 2006 to September 2008. (Awarded October 2008)
- MBK004: In in recognition of his outstanding effort to improve our complement of naval ships by updating infoboxes, replacing deprecated infoboxes, and locating sources for ships in the employment of their respective countries' navies. (Awarded February 2008)
- Mike Christie: In recognition of his outstanding work on Anglo-Saxon military history, including the production of numerous featured articles. (Awarded November 2007)
- MisterBee1966: In recognition of his contributions to seven featured lists on German military awards during the Second World War, and for contributing to four good articles and being instrumental in promoting three of them to A-Class status. (Awarded February 2009)
- Noclador: In recognition of his outstanding work on structural graphics for land-based forces worldwide, his contributions to the Alpini and other regiments, and all his other military graphics. (Awarded June 2007)
- Parsecboy: For his outstanding work in bringing almost all of the WWI-era German battleships up to GA, A, or FA class. His single-mind determination in this field has helped immeaasurably with the project's WWI Centennial Drive. (Awarded July 2009)
- Piotrus: In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Polish military history, including the creation of numerous featured articles, A-Class articles, and good articles on the subject. (Awarded June 2008)
- Raul654: In recognition of his contributions to six current military history featured articles, his flexibility in managing the "Today's featured article" list to accommodate relevant main-page appearances, and his generosity in providing many images for our visual library. (Awarded February 2009)
- RM Gillespie: In recognition of his massive efforts to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the Vietnam War, and, in particular, his development of a substantial portion of the project's A-Class articles. (Awarded April 2007)
- Roger Davies: In recognition of his outstanding leadership of the Military history WikiProject, including his introduction of the logistics department, his dedication to the Tag and Assess 2008 & B-class Assessment Drive efforts, and his astute advice and never-ending support and encouragement as both a coordinator and lead coordinator. (Awarded September 2009)
- SandyGeorgia: In recognition of the instrumental role she plays in the featured article process, both by checking the project's featured article candidates to ensure that citations are formatted correctly, and by helping clear out the backlog of featured articles that no longer meet the criteria. (Awarded September 2007)
- The Land: In recognition of his significant contributions to the area of maritime warfare, as he has authored six of the seven articles in the "history of the battleship" series, with four of these being featured. (Awarded February 2009)
- TomStar81: In recognition of both his long and distinguished service as a coordinator of this project from August 2007 to October 2008, and of his exemplary contributions to articles on the vessels of the U.S. Navy. (Awarded November 2008)
- Tony the Marine: In recognition of his considerable efforts in raising Puerto Rican- and Hispanic-related military history articles to featured status. (Awarded October 2007)
- Wandalstouring: In recognition of his long and dedicated service as a project coordinator and his many contributions to the structure and operations of the project. (Awarded August 2007)
- Wilsbadkarma: In recognition of his work on lists (included two featured lists) and portals (including one featured portal). Lists especially are an undermanned area of work, and his excellent efforts deserve commendation. (Awarded April 2007)
- Woody: In recognition of his outstanding work on topics related to the Victoria Cross, notably including the creation of featured articles, featured lists, and a featured topic. (Awarded December 2007)
- YellowMonkey: In recognition of his efforts in improving the quality of articles related to Vietnamese military history, including the creation of numerous A-Class articles. (Awarded December 2007)
| | A-Class medal with Oak Leaves | A-Class medal with Swords | A-Class medal with Diamonds | These awards encourage and recognize excellence in article creation and development. They are open to any editor who has made a significant contribution to three or more military history A-Class articles promoted since 1 August 2008. Nominations, including self-nominations, should be made on this page, and should list the three A-Class articles for which the award is sought. The nomination must subsequently be endorsed by at least three project coordinators, who will award the medal. The four types of medals are awarded as follows: - For the first four groups (1–4) of three articles, the A-Class medal is awarded for each group
- For the next five groups (5–9) of three articles, the A-Class medal with Oak Leaves is awarded for each group
- For the next ten groups (10–19) of articles, the A-Class medal with Swords is awarded for each group
- For additional groups (20+) of three articles, the A-Class medal with Diamonds is awarded for each group
The A-Class medal was introduced in August 2008 and has been awarded to the following editors: - Abraham, B.S.: for Percy Herbert Cherry, Blair Anderson Wark, and Joseph Maxwell. (Awarded October 2008)
- Abraham, B.S.: for Clarence Smith Jeffries, George Ingram, and John Whittle. (Awarded January 2009)
- Abraham, B.S.: for Harry Murray, James Newland, and George Julian Howell. (Awarded January 2009)
- Abraham, B.S.: for Percy Statton, Tom Derrick, and List of Australian George Cross recipients. (Awarded February 2009)
- Bellhalla: for USS Mercy (AH-4), SS Pennsylvanian, and SS Dakotan. (Awarded August 2008)
- Bellhalla: for SS Montanan, SS Ohioan (1914), and SS Panaman. (Awarded October 2008)
- Bellhalla: for MS West Honaker, SS Iowan and USS West Bridge (ID-2888). (Awarded October 2008)
- Bellhalla: for SS Black Osprey, SS Mauna Loa, and SM U-5 (Austria-Hungary). (Awarded December 2008)
- Brad101: for USS Constitution, USS Congress (1799), and USS President (1800). (Awarded October 2009)
- Cam: for 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, Operation Lüttich, and Yamato class battleship. (Awarded January 2009)
- Cam: for Operation Totalize, Japanese battleship Yamato and Japanese battleship Musashi. (Awarded February 2009)
- Cam: for Japanese battleship Haruna, Moro River Campaign and Operation Charnwood. (Awarded April 2009)
- Cla68: for Operation Ke, Guadalcanal Campaign, and USS Iowa turret explosion. (Awarded January 2009)
- Cool3: for Operation Deny Flight, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay and Operation Sky Monitor. (Awarded June 2009)
- Ed!: for 7th Infantry Division (United States), 24th Infantry Division (United States) and I Corps (United States). (Awarded August 2009)
- Eurocopter: for Operation Epsom, Operation Cobra, and Battle of Berlin. (Awarded January 2009)
- Eurocopter: for Falaise pocket, Hill 262, and First Battle of Târgu Frumos. (Awarded April 2009)
- Hawkeye7: for Neil Hamilton Fairley, Edmund Herring and Admiralty Islands campaign. (Awarded January 2009)
- Hawkeye7: for Battle of Kaiapit, Landing at Saidor and George Alan Vasey. (Awarded January 2009)
- Hawkeye7: for Battle of Sio, Sydney Rowell and Battle of Wau. (Awarded March 2009)
- Hawkeye7: for Frank Horton Berryman, Stanley Savige and Samuel Burston. (Awarded April 2009)
- Ian Rose: for Stanley Goble, William Bostock, and Frank Hubert McNamara. (Awarded February 2009)
- Ian Rose: for Clare Stevenson, Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer), and Adrian Cole (RAAF officer). (Awarded April 2009)
- Ian Rose: for Arthur Henry Cobby, Frank Bladin and Henry Burrell (RAN officer). (Awarded May 2009)
- Ian Rose: for John Lerew, Ellis Wackett and John Lloyd Waddy. (Awarded October 2009)
- JonCatalán: for Panzer I, TAM, and AMX-30E. (Awarded August 2008)
- JonCatalán: for Battle of Khafji, Rheinmetall 120 mm gun, and AMX-30. (Awarded December 2008)
- JonCatalán: for Panzer IV, Third Battle of Kharkov, and Tanks in the Spanish Army. (Awarded January 2009)
- JonCatalán: for Arena Active Protection System, Operation Winter Storm, and List of tanks in the Spanish Civil War. (Awarded January 2009)
- Magicpiano: for Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, Powder Alarm and Fort Ticonderoga. (Awarded April 2009)
- MisterBee1966: for Heinrich Bär, Walter Nowotny and Wolfgang Lüth. (Awarded April 2009)
- MisterBee1966: for List of Knight's Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine, List of Knight's Cross recipients of the Schnellboot service, and List of Knight's Cross recipients of the U-boat service. (Awarded May 2009)
- MisterBee1966: for List of German World War II jet aces, Werner Mölders, and List of foreign recipients of the Knight's Cross. (Awarded July 2009)
- Nudve: for North Yemen Civil War, Battles of the Kinarot Valley, and Operation Mole Cricket 19. (Awarded February 2009)
- Nick-D: for Military history of Australia during World War II, Battle of Morotai and Australian light destroyer project. (Awarded April 2009)
- Nick-D: for Take Ichi convoy, Convoy GP55 and Operation Teardrop. (Awarded October 2009)
- Parsecboy: for SMS Von der Tann, SMS Moltke (1910) and Nassau class battleship. (Awarded March 2009)
- Parsecboy: for Moltke class battlecruiser, Amagi class battlecruiser and SMS Seydlitz. (Awarded April 2009)
- Parsecboy: for Helgoland class battleship, Kaiser class battleship and SMS Blücher. (Awarded July 2009)
- Parsecboy: for König class battleship, SMS König, and Derfflinger class battlecruiser. (Awarded August 2009)
- Skinny87: for 13th Airborne Division (United States), Tetrarch (tank), and Operation Freshman. (Awarded March 2009)
- The_ed17: for USS Nevada (BB-36), Alaska class cruiser, and Lexington class battlecruiser. (Awarded January 2009)
- The_ed17: for Design 1047 battlecruiser, Amagi class battlecruiser, and Brazilian battleship Minas Gerais. (Awarded April 2009)
- The_ed17: for North Carolina class battleship, Brazilian cruiser Bahia and Tosa class battleship. (Awarded October 2009)
- TomStar81: for United States Naval Gunfire Support debate, USS Iowa (BB-61), and USS Texas (BB-35). (Awarded February 2009)
- TonyTheTiger: for Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell), Bob Chappuis, and Elmer Gedeon. (Awarded January 2009)
- TonyTheTiger: for Willie Gillis, Jon Burge, and Fountain of Time. (Awarded March 2009)
- YellowMonkey: for Military career of Keith Miller, Keith Miller, and 1964 Brinks Hotel bombing. (Awarded March 2009)
- YellowMonkey: for Hue chemical attacks, Ba Cut, and Xa Loi Pagoda raids. (Awarded March 2009)
- YellowMonkey: for Gia Long, Keith Johnson (cricket administrator) and Ton That Dinh. (Awarded April 2009)
The A-Class medal with Oak Leaves was introduced in January 2009 and has been awarded to the following editors: - Abraham, B.S.: for Edgar Towner, Henry Wells (general), and Raymond Brownell. (Awarded April 2009)
- Abraham, B.S.: for Otto Becher, Teddy Sheean and Lewis McGee. (Awarded October 2009)
- Bellhalla: for SS Washingtonian, SS Minnesotan, and SS Timothy Bloodworth. (Awarded January 2009)
- Bellhalla: for U-1 class submarine (Austria-Hungary), U-3 class submarine (Austria-Hungary), and SM U-14 (Austria-Hungary). (Awarded February 2009)
- Bellhalla: for U-5 class submarine (Austria-Hungary), U-20 class submarine, and SM U-68. (Awarded February 2009)
- Bellhalla: for SM U-66, SM UB-45 and SM UB-43. (Awarded March 2009)
- Bellhalla: for SM U-10, SM UB-14 and SM UB-16. (Awarded May 2009)
- Hawkeye7: for Landing at Nadzab, John Northcott and Landing on Emirau. (Awarded April 2009)
- Hawkeye7: for Albert Kesselring, Rupert Downes and Battle of Bardia. (Awarded November 2009)
- Parsecboy: for SMS Hindenburg, Bayern class battleship and SMS Derfflinger. (Awarded September 2009)
- Parsecboy: for SMS Lützow, SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm and Tosa class battleship. (Awarded October 2009)
The A-Class medal with Swords was introduced in January 2009, has been awarded to the following editors: The A-Class medal with Diamonds was introduced in January 2009, but has yet to be awarded. Introduced in October 2007, these come in the form of one, two or three stripes. They are awarded by the project coordinators to recognize contributions to specific project tasks and drives as may be announced from time to time. They have been awarded in connection to the following drives: "Military historian of the Year" | | The "Military historian of the Year" award recognizes the editors who have contributed most to the field of military history on Wikipedia over the course of the year. The award was first awarded in 2009, for contributions in 2008. Awards for 2008: - First place: JonCatalán
- Second place: Cla68
- Third place: TomStar81 and Skinny87
- Runners-up: Abraham, B.S., Bellhalla, Dreamafter, Durova, Ian Rose, Nick-D, Saberwyn, Woody, YellowMonkey, and Ynhockey
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