[Raellus]

Sadly, Paul, I believe you are correct.

Abbot, I think that 4th GTA would have been slated as part of the planned summer offensive described by Legbreaker.

Here's an idea. Perhaps the Soviets were planning a penetration of the thinly held line around Berlin by the 1st GTA followed by a hook to the right towards the Baltic coast by 4th GTA, cutting German 3rd Army off in a pocket. 4th GTA (with Polish 10th TD), with its gasoline, would have been well suited for the long envelopment operation while the Polish 1st and 2nd Armies and 1st PTA (Soviet Baltic Front HQ) could have been assigned the reduction of the pocket by attacking westward once the pocket was formed by Soviet 4th GTA. This operation could well destroy an entire NATO army (3rd German), capture some prime cantonment land, secure northern Poland, and threaten northern Germany and even Denmark.

This operation is modest but ambitious, has concrete and achievable objectives, and would, if successful, clear northern Poland of NATO forces and completely turn NATO's northern flank, paving the way for further offensive operations.