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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six
If you read on, the contradiction actually gets worse. From page 47 of the SGUK:
That quote suggests that the entire I Corps was transferred to southern Germany in July 1997.
I'd say the most likely compromise to try and follow canon would be to shift the 1st and 2nd Armoured Divisions to southern Germany, whilst leaving the 3rd and 4th Armoured Divisions in Poland.
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This is the same book that says on page 8...
"As August arrived, BAOR was forced to switch to the defensive. Soviet forces were attempting to relieve Warsaw, and NATO forces to the north and south of BAOR's theater were conducting mobile defensive withdrawals. On 15 September, the Soviet 7th Guards Tank Army broke through to Warsaw. First Corps began a fierce withdrawal action in a desperate attempt to stop the Soviets, but it was too heavily outnumbered and was pushed back. By the end of September,
NATO began to use tactical nuclear weapons to stop the Soviets. The Soviets replied by using their own nuclear weapons."
Emphasis added by me.
Survivor's Guide to the United Kingdom (1990) by Peter Phillipps.
Given that NATO first use goes against every other source of canon and that the date for nuclear release is incorrect as well; we can only assume that Mr. Phillipps was in fact a French agent who deliberately attempted to discredit NATO.
Arguing canon is largely a fools errand.
Benjamin