That forum Michael found includes a photo ( not good but still a photo ) of what seems to be Russian troops jumping from a small boat across what appears to be a river and the text of one comment
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..Lay in storage until they were removed to arm the advanced units in crossing the Vistula
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that photo would seem to support that so it *may* be that the initial trials with the first batches didn't go well and they were put in storage until someone decided we might as well use them for the Vistula assault
Of course I'm guessing...... but right now I'm guessing the original dates we had in the game are just as valid as anyone else's guess on a subject that is now about 70 years old
Don