In the event of a war between the SOviet Union and the Western Allies, the amount of American and British divisions were to be as high as 103 divisions, with 47 divisions launching a pre-emptive strike at Dresden to start the war.
The plan also called for the re-mobilization of Wehrmacht POWs, the number of which equalled to about 10 more divisions.
But here's my question: Who would command these troops? Could the Allies attempt to put together some kind of German government (ala the Flensburg government, though not that particular government) to command the troops and deal with things behind the lines, like taking care of displaced persons, etc? Could the Allies employ German officers (Doenitz, Kesselring, Wenck) to command the troops or were the Allies expecting the Germans to take orders from British and American officers?
The plan also called for the re-mobilization of Wehrmacht POWs, the number of which equalled to about 10 more divisions.
But here's my question: Who would command these troops? Could the Allies attempt to put together some kind of German government (ala the Flensburg government, though not that particular government) to command the troops and deal with things behind the lines, like taking care of displaced persons, etc? Could the Allies employ German officers (Doenitz, Kesselring, Wenck) to command the troops or were the Allies expecting the Germans to take orders from British and American officers?