Going back nearly 50 years, I was in 6 Armoured Brigade 1972-1974. We had deployed on the 4 Division Autumn 'big' FTX (EX FOREFRONT) during September and October 1973. Towards the end of October, ENDEX had been called and we were loaded for the move back to base (Soest/Korbecke) when we were told to unpack and 'cam up' as NATO had gone to DEFCON 2 or similar!
It turned out that Egypt, Syria and Israel were at war (Yom Kippur) and it was assessed by SACEUR that perhaps Warsaw Pact forces might use the opportunity to 'bounce' NATO and move into Western Europe. Thankfully of course they didn't!
Tim
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