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Say if, neutral Ireland was invaded by the Germans in late 1940. Ireland, officially neutral, had devised the 'W' Plan in cooperation with Britain, whereby the Free State would be re-occupied by British forces, with permission from Dublin, in the event of an Axis invasion. The general plan was that the British forces would move south from Northern Ireland and, in conjunction with the Irish National Army would beat back the German forces. How would this Anglo-Irish force fare against the Germans, and how do you think the battle would go? Would Ireland fall, just like Holland, Denmark and Belgium? Or could the British, with their lightly armed but well disciplined and well led Irish allies pull off the impossible?
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