German Territorial Army

[James Langham]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

During the Cold War the Dutch Army mustered a full Corps (I Netherlands Corps), with three Divisions - 1st Mech, 4th Mech, and 5th (Reserve) Mech.

NATO Vehicle Guide (V2) has that Corps deployed to Germany in January 1997 (V1 may differ) and references both the 1st and 4th Divisions being involved in combat against the Italians (the 5th appears to have been held in reserve further north) so it's obviously in theatre.

Perhaps the Dutch had the only Corps Command in Southern Germany at the time of the Italian invasion and it may have made more sense to use the existing Dutch command structure rather than try and create a new German Corps whilst everything was kicking off?

That would make a lot of sense as NATO has to throw everything it has into the mix in short notice.