ACE Mobile force also at times included a French battalion. Given that some canon sources state that the Soviets invaded Norway in mid-November, I had the full ACE Mobile force deploy to Norway as per pre-war plans. This included the French contingent which was recalled when US, UK, Canada crossed the IGB. Some Frenchmen refused to abandon their long time allies and remained in Norway. Such was the confused state of global affairs as the Twilight War grew to engulf the world.
Furthermore I kept Spain and Portugal in NATO but non-belligerents regarding the fighting in Germany. This changed in early July when Italian aircraft struck Spanish ports as part of their ill fated effort to clear NATO naval assets from the Med.
Of course my T2K differs from canon in that the Soviet temporarily capture Iceland (stolen from Red Storm Rising) and Italy's entry into the war against NATO forces the withdrawal back through Poland. I figured the Soviets would have made it clear in no uncertain terms to the US President that any German troops on Soviet soil would have meant immediate nuclear release. Thusly, both the Brits and US would tell the Germans that they are to in no way cross the Soviet border. Italy and Greece's entry into the war decides the issue as NATO rushes to shore up Austria and Bavaria. Of course Italy's stupid decision to launch pre-emptive strikes against Spanish ports equalizes the situation in the region.
Benjamin
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