Now this is very interesting. Much better than the game lawyer debates.
Yes, this could be what NATO had in mind when the launched the Third German Army with the US XI Corps as the main body in advance, sending the 5th and 8th US Mechanized Division deep into Pact territory.
Having the KGB and GRU turning PFC agent would be key, and explain how the Fourth Soviet Guard Tank Army seem to hit the 5th Mechanized Division head on, instead of happening by chance. It would explain why the Polish weren't pursuing the 5th in earnest and seem not to worry about the Division in their rear. If they knew that the offensive was ongoing because NATO believed they would turn, they didn't have anything to fear from a units who were there to 'liberate' them.
It would explain the reaction of the Third German Army and III German Corps when the Twenty-second Soviet Army and Fourth Soviet Guards Army take come into play.
The resulting units of the Polish military, the bulk of them had chosen to convert much like the 8th and 14th Polish Motorized Division had done, in that several Cities/Towns had much stronger militias/ORMO. Of the remaining that were no longer accepting orders only one Army HQ, one or two Divisions and one Brigade had joined the PFC for the same reason why the others had stop taking orders to absorb or absorb into local militias they were sick of the war and looking for way to end it for their troops.
It seems to be a theme with many on both side regardless if they were NATO and/or Pact Forces. Many of the local commanders in all location had grown tired of the fighting. Most of them knew no matter where their unit had ended up at, they would still in fight for survival. The only ones who seem to wanted to continue the war, were those in high command echelons.
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