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List of abbreviations of United States military ranks

Hi, OberRanks. I hope you've been doing well. I've noticed that we don't have anything on Misplaced Pages for a List of abbreviations of United States military ranks or something like that. I know that this is your field of expertise and I hope that you will consider creating it.Hoops gza (talk) 02:46, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

There are a few tables already in existence for that. One of them is on my user page. -OberRanks (talk) 16:28, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

File:USnuclearstrike.jpg

Hi!

You uploaded File:USnuclearstrike.jpg in 2010. I see that the source is the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but that says little about the context where it was found. I wanted to verify what the colors meant, but I haven't been able to find the image together with that information. Where did you get the image, more precisely? Sjö (talk) 22:29, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

P.S., the image you linked above is actually a dead link which needs to be deleted. The current image is File:US nuclear strike map.svg. Theres a procedure to delete dead images, but my knowledge is not very high on how to do it. -OberRanks (talk) 17:43, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

I know, but it's the file that's closest to the original source. Sjö (talk) 18:54, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

It was out of a very old manual (published 1974), republished in 1984 as part of FEMA's disaster preparatory program for the Washington DC area. The dark areas were radiation. I updated the image page with all of this information. Hope that helps! -OberRanks (talk)

Actually, no. It's still not possible to verify the source. What's the name of the manual and where was it published? Where can it be found today? Sjö (talk) 17:04, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to Wiki Commons Images. I entered all the data I know about the image on that site. The disaster book the map originally came from could probably be easily requested from FEMA since its all declassified pubs now. The address is FEMA, 500 C St SW, Washington, DC 20472 and the phone is (202) 646-2500. Best. -OberRanks (talk) 17:39, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Oak Leaf Image

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That was uploaded ten years ago. :-) I think its a dead image and should be deleted. -OberRanks (talk) 20:32, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Hellmuth Dobbrick

You forgot to add persondata and a defaultsort for this person. - Hoops gza (talk) 23:47, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

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Six star insignia

I see from Talk:General of the Armies#Verifiable six-star insignia? that you have seen some plans for a proposed six-star rank insignia. Can you remember if the plans show several options, as shown at: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/184041-us-navy-style-6-star-admiral-shoulder-board-prototype/, or is the six stars of equal size five in a circle and one in the middle the only image in the archive? Thanks. DrKiernan (talk) 07:37, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

That's a very cool picture, and yes, that design was in the package I received from the IOH. Sorry I haven't updated the article; I'm full speed ahead trying to get a book published so a lot of Wiki work was put to the side. An excellent find, however, great picture. -OberRanks (talk) 14:57, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

Hi, OberRanks, I really like the first two paragraphs on your profile page. I wish we all could abide by that. God bless, Musdan77 (talk) 18:26, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

:-) -OberRanks (talk) 19:06, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

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SS officers

Hello, OberRanks. You may wish to translate the German de:Ernst-Heinrich Schmauser to help you with this article. Also, you forgot to add persondata and defaultsort. - Hoops gza (talk) 04:28, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

"I leave such worldly matters to younger men" ;-) -OberRanks (talk) 14:24, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Greetings, again. Might you know what SS rank Albert Speer obtained? It is not mentioned in his article. - Hoops gza (talk) 23:55, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

I actually talk about that in a book I'm writing. Believe it or not, I'm prohibited by contract from discussing Speer's SS membership on Misplaced Pages. Its actually quite a big subject in academic circles. Check the book stores next year for the answer! -OberRanks (talk) 14:05, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

Nazi-Rank structure

Check out this new page. I am not sure we really need it given all the similar pages as shown listed on the article page: Nazi party paramilitary ranks and on the page Comparative officer ranks of World War II. Kierzek (talk) 16:14, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Very nice. We should do some merging as well. I noticed on the paramilitary ranks page, it has Bannführer listed as the equivalent of a Major General and HJ-Scharführer listed as a Lieutenant which is clearly incorrect. Clean-up is needed. -OberRanks (talk) 16:40, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

It needs detail work and better formatting, as well. BTW-have you seen this: SS-Volksmarschall. Kierzek (talk) 22:06, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes...V-Marshall. Under contract on that one to not write about it on Misplaced Pages. My upcoming book has some significant material on it. Can't post what I have on Mann (military rank) either....found some fascinating stuff. -OberRanks (talk) 12:57, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

I had heard of V-Marshall before, but can't recall too much about it. BTW-don't forget my copy of your book, when it comes out. ;) Kierzek (talk) 18:23, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

If we can figure out a way to friend on Facebook, I have some interesting material there. A long time ago, I knew how to send private messages on Misplaced Pages, but have long since forgotten how to do it. -OberRanks (talk) 22:53, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

You can send me an email through my Misplaced Pages page if you wish. If not, no problem. Kierzek (talk) 02:58, 8 October 2014 (UTC)