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On May 12 1945 in Germany Andrey Vlasov was an American Prisoner. On this day a company commander in the 37th Tank Battalion was escorting him somewhere, went the Soviets spot the American convoy and took Vlasov and other members of the ROA that were in the convoy. The Americans in the company didn't put up a fight. But that s OTL.

Lets say for what ever reason the Americans put of a fight, maybe the company Commander is Anti-Soviet and hates them. The Soviets open fire and kills a number of the Americans in the convoy. They still take Vlasov and his lacklies. What would happen for American-Soviet relations? Would American demand Vlasov back, plus the command of the Red Army who order his troops to kill Americans? Would Operation Keelhull still happen? Would someone like General Patton try to start a war over this? How would the Post-war world look because of this?
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