Here is a thought, how much could the Soviets spare to neutralize Berlin? Sure, they're rolling up the Bundeswehr and their East German allies, but that's a rather large fight, and that's before the US, British and Canadians come rolling into the fray. And consider, most Soviet warplans had the East Germans taking primary responsibility for the reduction of West Berlin in the first place. There was a good article in Armor magazine about the whole thing....the title doesn't come to mind.
So, that could leave us with the East German units charged with the reduction of West Berlin are instead fighting it out with the Soviets for control of East Berlin, and then when it spills over and the US/Brits and Canadians join the war, the Berlin Brigade may instead, assault into the East to relieve the East German units still holding out? It would make a very interesting role reversal.
The Soviets cannot spare 20th Guards Army to reduce the traitors in the East, as it's busy trying to hold off the West Germans. So what's left? 1 Motor Rifle Brigade that was the Soviet presence in East Berlin...so any fight for Berlin would probably be bloody and short, once NATO came into the war.
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