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Originally Posted by Webstral
Having just acquired the NATO Vehicle Guide, I want to go back to a couple of interpretations of the v1 chronology I have laid out in the past. Rather than re-write old material, I’ll reference items I retrieved from days gone by.
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I don’t know which Soviet and Czechoslovak forces are involved in the fighting. Off the top of my head, I’m thinking that the numbers will be limited—six divisions, I think. A large force gathering in southwestern Czechoslovakia will draw unwanted attention to the area. The Pact wants to accomplish something specific, not the conquest of southern Germany. A Soviet army with 3-4 divisions and a Czechoslovak corps-sized formation seem about right to me.
Webstral
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It all makes very good sense and excellent write up, however (without checking canon and being more familiar with 2.2) is a possible alternative explanation that the Danish and Dutch (being committed slightly later) in reserve and thrown south to stop the attack (compare the use of the 82nd/101st as a strategic reserve being used in the Battle of the Bulge).