Talk:Wissembourg Gap

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If "trouée de Wissembourg" is the correct translation into French, then it seems odd to me that there are only three google hits for it, of which one is its use in this article, which was added yesterday. I have an idea that the French must use some other name? Strawless (talk) 16:07, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree the apparent lack of Google hits seems odd, but then, it may not be a huge topic of internet conversation, either. If you can find a better French name for it then go ahead and use it. --W. B. Wilson (talk) 16:57, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I confess that I did look and that I couldn't find another name, although I did find other trouées, such as the trouée de Lorraine. This 'Wissembourg Gap' seems to have been significant to the French at various times, such as in 1870, and one supposes it has been written about by various French military historians. All I can suggest for now is that we note that there may be another name in French and wait to see whether someone is able to supply it. Strawless (talk) 17:07, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds fine to me. Is noting on this talk page sufficient or do you want to insert a footnote in the article ? --W. B. Wilson (talk) 18:12, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You know, I don't see a need for a footnote in the article, as we're speculating. Strawless (talk) 20:04, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As an Alsacian, I never heard anybody speaking of or refering to the "trouée de Wissembourg" before reading this article.

Neither the official site of Wissembourg nor that of the tourist office has the least hit for "trouée".

However, after searching with bing (6 hits including 2 wiki-like), it seems that these terms are (only) used for military historical purpose.

For this reason, I'd say that both the article and the title as is should exist. Papatt (talk) 19:52, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]