Hi guys,



I am glad we're now back on track. And with quite an
eventful turn!



For starters, some might think hell has frozen over. For Franco's
Nationalists have supported the Republican army into Portugal! I
suppose the two camps have formed some sort of "government of
national unity". Incidentally, I purposefully did not add a rule
clause preventing such cooperation. In my estimation it will be
quite a rare event and - if it comes to pass - presents a
perfectly plausible scenario. So I felt it inappropriate to
curtail the players' freedom with a heavy-handed rule.



Further North, the previously moribund French Republic has set her
forces in motion and invaded the Rhineland in a replay of the
French occupation of the Ruhrgebiet in 1923. Quo vadis,
Monsieur-le-Pr?sident...?



Much as France has moved eastwards, so have - for the most part -
Germany, Italy and Turkey. And the lesser powers have suffered
from some bloodletting as six armies in the field of theirs were
comprehensively beaten. Quite a change of pace compared to Spring
'36. A year ago merely two minor powers had to bite the dust.



We have some player press again, always something we GMs are
grateful for!



Since there are no pending retreats, we directly move on to Fall
1937. Prelims on Monday 6 PM CET, please.



Happy dipping,



Charles




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PLAYERS:

??? BRITAIN: Jimmy Ghostine <Jimmy.Ghostine(at)vtmednet.org>

??? FRANCE: Matthew Kelly <kelly058(at)verizon.net>
(Replacement Spring 1937)

??? GERMANY: Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>

??? ITALY & NAT. SPAIN: Andrew Tanner <feanorsfirstborn(at)gmail.com>

??? POLAND: Daniel Dzikowicz <ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com>

??? SOVIET UNION & REP. SPAIN: Kyle Overby-Lee <tomjnkns.IL(at)gmail.com>

??? TURKEY: Joao Queiros <jlqueiros3(at)hotmail.com>


HEADLINES:

??? o ROYAL NAVY SKIRMISHES WITH TURKISH COUNTERPART IN
MEDITERRANEAN WATERS

??? o FRENCH
BLIND?S CROSS THE RHINE

??? o GERMANY
SECURES VITAL ORE IMPORTS FROM SWEDEN THANKS TO
BRITISH AND FINNISH SUPPORT

??? o SUDETENGERMANS REJOICE AT
UNION WITH THE MOTHER COUNTRY

???
o ITALIAN IRREDENTIST AMBITIONS FINALLY
SATISFIED IN DALMATIA

??? o LITHUANIA
CAN NO LONGER DEFY POLAND

??? o STALIN
SEES HIS FEARS OF A CAPITALIST CRUSADE AGAINST THE
SOVIET UNION EVER MORE BECOME REALITY

??? o PAN-TURKIC
FERVOUR GRIPS THE KEMALIST REPUBLIC AS REPLAY OF THE
MARCH TO BAKU UNDERWAY

??? o NATIONALISTS
AND REPUBLICANS FIND FIRST COMMON GROUND - WILL IT HOLD?



PRESS:



ITALY: "German forces have begun
the orderly transition of Austria from Italian to German
control, as the elite Bersaglieri troops aid in the German
liberation of Czechoslovakia!? The last Italian troops are
expected to leave Vienna by the fall of 1937."



ORDERS:



Britain:

F Edinburgh - North Sea

F Norway Supports A Denmark - Sweden

F Suez - Eastern Mediterranean (*Bounce*)

F English Channel Supports F Edinburgh - North Sea

F South-Western Approaches - Atlantic Ocean



France:

F Brest - Picardy

A Gascony - Burgundy

A Picardy - Rhineland



Germany:

A Denmark - Sweden

F Hamburg - Baltic Sea

A Munich - Czechia

A Switzerland - Munich

F Helgoland Bight - Netherlands (*Fails*)



Italy:

A Algiers - Tunisia

A Austria Supports A Munich - Czechia

A Marseille - Gascony

F Naples - Adriatic Sea

A Rome - Croatia

F Southern Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea



Poland:

A Cracow - Volhynia

A Rumania Supports A Bulgaria - Serbia

A Warsaw - Lithuania

F Gulf of Danzig Supports A Warsaw - Lithuania



Turkey:

A Alexandretta - Kurdistan

A Ankara - Eastern Anatolia

F Beirut - Eastern Mediterranean (*Bounce*)

A Bulgaria - Serbia

F Istanbul - Black Sea



USSR:

A Byelorussia Supports A Latvia

A Eastern Ukraine Hold

F Estonia - Gulf of Bothnia



Nationalist_Spain:

A Burgos Supports A Madrid - Portugal



Republican_Spain:

A Madrid - Portugal

A Valencia - Madrid



Belgium:

A Belgium Supports A Picardy - Rhineland



Czechoslovakia:

A Czechia Hold (*Disbanded*)



Egypt:

A Egypt Hold



Finland:

A Finland Supports A Denmark - Sweden



Greece:

F Greece Hold



Hungary:

A Hungary Supports A Rome - Croatia



Iran:

A Iran Hold



Latvia:

A Latvia Supports A Warsaw - Lithuania



Lithuania:

A Lithuania Hold (*Disbanded*)



Morocco:

A Morocco Hold



Netherlands:

F Netherlands Hold



Portugal:

F Portugal Hold (*Disbanded*)



Sweden:

F Sweden Hold (*Disbanded*)



Yugoslavia:

A Croatia Hold (*Disbanded*)

A Serbia Hold (*Disbanded*)





SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP (Winter
1936):
?? Britain(5)Edinburgh,
Liverpool, London, Norway, Suez.

??? France(3): Brest,
Iraq,? Paris.

??? Germany(5)Berlin, Denmark, Hamburg, Munich, Switzerland.

??? Italy(7): Algiers, Austria, Marseille, Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.

??? Poland(4)Cracow, Gdynia, Rumania, Warsaw.

??? Turkey(5)Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Istanbul, Izmir.

??? USSR(3)Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
??? Nationalist Spain(1): Burgos
??? Republican Spain(2): Madrid,
Valencia.

??? Minor Powers(16): Belgium,
Croatia (Yug.), Czechia, Egypt, Finland, Greece,
Hungary, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands,
Portugal, Serbia (Yug.),?Sweden.




DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are
due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)


??
o
Fall?1937
Moves(3) 5
November


??? o
Winter?1937
Retreats/Adjustments: 7
November


??? o Spring 1938 Moves:
(10) 12 November

??? o
Summer?1938 Retreats: 14 October



ORDERS MAP:





RESULTS MAP: