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On 10 March 2026, it was proposed that this article be moved from Operation Rentier to Operation Renntier. The result of the discussion was moved.

First comment

Are you sure that the operation is called Renntier with double n? The german word for Reindeer is written wiht one n: Rentier. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.20.54.123 (talk) 14:41, 22 April 2005 (UTC)

You are probably correct, since I just copied the name from a finnish book and most likely made a typo. But google does give hits for "Operation Renntier" and some of them are not Wikipedia clones. (Operation Rentier get zero hits) -- Jniemenmaa 12:25, 23 April 2005 (UTC)

I doubted this spelling, too, but I found out that "Renntier" is an ancient spelling of Rentier. So, the name of the operation may (probably) really have had the double n. --Kräuter-Oliven 20:01, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Edits

I've re-jigged the wording in this, to make it flow better. I hope it meets with approval. Xyl 54 (talk) 17:36, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Spelling, again

The spelling used here, "Renntier", may be unorthodox, but (according to the discussion above) it also appears to be the one used. If anyone has a source which uses the spelling "Rentier" for this operation, please bring it to the discussion. Xyl 54 (talk) 06:05, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

I have a vague memory of seeing a photo of wartime German typewritten document where the word is used (with double-n). I'll go through some books to check if I can find it. --Whiskey (talk) 07:15, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Name, again

I've fixed the spelling (finally!) as a search in Google Books for Unternehmen Renntier throws up numerous German sources, including one by Franz Halder (yes, that one!) confirming the spelling of the name. So I trust there won't be any more problems over this.. Xyl 54 (talk) 23:25, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Requested move 10 March 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Moved as an uncontested request with minimal participation. If there is any objection within a reasonable time frame, please ask me to reopen the discussion; if I am not available, please ask at the technical requests page. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 18:12, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Operation Rentier → Operation Renntier – restore previous title with correct spelling; move to current title was undiscussed, and made despite earlier discussions on talk page Xyl 54 (talk) 23:33, 9 March 2026 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). EdJohnston (talk) 04:44, 10 March 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jacksonvil (talk|contribs) 08:20, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

The previous move to Rentier happened in 2011, so this does not seem to be a 'recent undiscussed move', though the move was in fact undiscussed. Going back to Renntier should require a full move discussion. EdJohnston (talk) 04:44, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Comment: So, to clarify; The original title of this page was 'Operation Renntier'; there were discussions about the spelling in 2007 and in2009, which concluded the spelling was probably correct. The page was moved without discussion or reference to these comments in 2011 (edit summary: "correct German name"), and quickly reverted (ed summ: "Yes, correct modern spelling, but not used in the original order where the operation was described"). It was moved again in 2016 (summ: "actual German name of the operation, used in sources": In fact no sources were provided): It now has sources confirming the correct spelling, as explained here. If Renntier was the spelling used by the Germans at the time, then surely the article should reflect that... Xyl 54 (talk) 22:53, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Military history and WikiProject Finland have been notified of this discussion. Jacksonvil (talk|contribs) 08:20, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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