Template:Did you know nominations/Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 12:05, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem

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Marguerite van Berchem during WWI

... that Swiss archaeologist Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem (pictured) created a service for the International Committee of the Red Cross to help prisoners of war from the French colonies during World War II? Source: "She had always been interested in Islamic culture, and saw the necessity of creating in the Agency a Colonial Service, separate from the French Service, to handle the cases of the many prisoners of war from the colonies. Because they spoke and wrote languages little-known beyond their borders, these POWs suffered in the European camps from the climate and the isolation, the lack of news and family parcels. For years, the Agency was the only link between them and their country. Marguerite van Berchem became the head of this Service, to which she brought her ability and her energy."
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- Comment: I reviewed this article for GA; I have fewer than 5 DYK nominations

Improved to Good Article status by RomanDeckert (talk) and Lajmmoore (talk). Nominated by Eritha (talk) at 20:14, 31 January 2022 (UTC).

. This looks fine to me. Passed GA on Jan 31st, hook source check out, while the hook is not grabby but worthy. Ceoil (talk) 20:25, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

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