Requesting advice regarding patches

[ajtateson]

Hello one-and-all, this is a shameless call for help from a boot-camp rookie new to online gaming.

My concern is over the various patches available for all three titles in the CM series. I currently have all three games but just the ordinary, vanilla, v 1.0 just as it comes out of the box. Do I have to make sure that I have the same version as an opponent I am playing via PBEM?
If so can you let me know where I can download the EUROPEAN patches from?
I have found the US patches on Battlefront.com which also provides a link to the European patches but this link did not work so I am stuck at the moment.

I do apologise if this leaves you more experienced gamers groaning and cursing but just think, if you can get me up and runing I should provide some cannon-fodder for you over the coming months!!!
I would be very grateful if someone could spend a couple of minutes pointing me in the right direction.

Thanks very much,

Andy