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Would the Soviet Pacific Fleet redeploy to protect Arctic convoys?

A Soviet fleet surviving into 1941 could stay in the Pacific despite a proposed transfer to Arctic convoy duties.

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Question

Would the Soviet Pacific Fleet redeploy to protect Arctic convoys?

Short answer

The destination is left open. The fleet could remain in the Pacific, with cooperation alongside American forces offered as another possibility.

Notes

The question assumes a Soviet Pacific Fleet surviving into 1941 and British help with the logistics of moving it. No firm redeployment is predicted. The ships could remain in the Pacific and might even operate alongside the American fleet after Pearl Harbor, if those events still occurred.