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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:28, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
... that the American writer Mark C. Yerger has been called a "guru" among those who romanticize the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany? Source: Ronald M. Smelser and Edward J. Davies, II: The Myth of the Eastern Front, p. 159: "One important guru is Mark Yerger, a prolific writer - or at least publisher - of material on the Waffen-SS."
ALT1:... that the American writer Mark C. Yerger was honored by the Waffen-SS veterans' organization for his works that embellished the history of the Waffen-SS? Source: Lancaster Onlineobituary: "... he was the only American awarded the HIAG Ehrennadel in Gold for research ..."
Comment: Created by Assayer on de:, translated by me. Sadly, the guy's writings are relatively frequently cited in our articles about SS topics, and we'll probably have to do something about that. Sandstein 12:27, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
I think ALT1 is better but they both meet requirements. (t · c) buidhe 00:33, 12 January 2021 (UTC)