Grüß Gott!

It's been a rough fall for the Président as news of one defeat piled upon another. The very opposite is true for Kemal and Pilsudski, who both scored handsome gains. As for the Reds, their power base has now entirely shifted to Scandinavia as they received massive aid from MacDonald's Labour government.

Winter Retreats/Adjustments orders are due no later than 15 December 6 PM CET. Thereafter, I've scheduled a two-week break, with preliminary orders being due for Spring 1928 on 29 December.

Liebe Grüsse,

Charles

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PLAYERS:
BRITAIN: Dirk Knemeyer dirk(at)knemeyer.com
FRANCE: Nathan Albright <nathanbalbright(at)yahoo.com>
GERMANY: Matt Kremer <matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu>
ITALY: Jack McHugh <jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com>
POLAND: Wladimir Mysonski <wmysonski(at)gmail.com>
SOVIET UNION: Mikael Johansson <m_don_j(at)hotmail.com>
TURKEY: Harvey Morris <hmtucaz(at)gmail.com>

HEADLINES:
o BERLIN AND LONDON GUARANTEE THE NETHERLANDS' NEUTRALITY
o FRENCH BEMOAN THE LOSS OF THEIR LEVANTINE EMPIRE
o REICHSWEHR FORCE FRENCH BACK ACROSS THE JURA MOUNTAINS, RECLAIMS LORRAINE
o THE DUCE MAKES IT THROUGH A ROCKY YEAR WITHOUT SUFFERING ANY LOSSES
o PILSUDSKI'S ARMIES OVERRUN NORTHERN RUSSIA
o SOVIETS SET UP WORKERS' REPUBLIC IN DENMARK AT THE BEHEST OF LONDON
o FINNISH OPPOSITION FINALLY CRUMBLES

ORDERS:



Britain:
F Belgium Supports F Netherlands
F Egypt(nc) - Suez (*Bounce*)
A London - Yorkshire
F North Sea Supports F Sweden - Denmark
F Norwegian Sea Supports A Leningrad - Finland
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Gulf of Lion - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Void*)

France:
F Brest - Bay of Biscay
A Burgundy - Lorraine (*Bounce*)
A Iraq Supports A Persia (*Dislodged*)
A Marseille - Burgundy (*Fails*)
A Switzerland Supports A Burgundy - Lorraine (*Dislodged*)
A Tripoli - Egypt (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Lion Hold

Germany:
A Austria Supports A Trentino - Switzerland
F Denmark Hold (*Dislodged*)
F Hamburg Supports F Netherlands
A Munich Supports A Trentino - Switzerland
A Rhineland - Lorraine (*Bounce*)
A Trentino - Switzerland

Italy:
A Milan Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea - Rome(wc)
A Yugoslavia - Hungary (*Fails*)
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Rome(wc)

Poland:
A Byelorussia - Leningrad
A Cracow - Rumania
F Estonia Supports A Byelorussia - Leningrad
A Lithuania - Latvia
A Ukraine - Moscow

Turkey:
A Bulgaria Supports A Cracow - Rumania
F Greece - Ionian Sea
A Kurdistan - Iraq
A Stalingrad Supports A Ukraine - Moscow
F Eastern Mediterranean - Suez (*Bounce*)
F Levantine Coastal Waters - Beirut

USSR:
A Leningrad - Finland
A Moscow - Leningrad (*Dislodged*)
F Sweden - Denmark

Finland:
A Finland Hold (*Disbanded*)

Hungary:
A Hungary Hold

Morocco:
A Morocco Hold

Netherlands:
F Netherlands Hold

Norway:
F Norway Supports A Leningrad - Finland

Persia:
A Persia Supports A Kurdistan - Iraq

Portugal:
F Portugal Hold

Rumania:
A Rumania Supports A Yugoslavia - Hungary (*Disbanded*)

PENDING RETREATS:

German F Denmark can retreat to Helgoland Bight, Skaggerak, Baltic Sea or OTB.
French A Iraq can retreat to Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Kuweit or OTB.
Soviet A Moscow can retreat to Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Archangel or OTB.
French A Switzerland can retreat to Piedmont or OTB.

PENDING ADJUSTMENTS:

Britain:
Build

Germany:
Build?

France:
Remove?
Remove?

Italy:
Build

Poland:
Build
Build
Build

Turkey:
Build
Build

SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
Britain(6+1=7): Belgium, Edinburgh, Egypt, Liverpool, London, Spain, Suez.
France(8-3=5): Algiers, Brest, Marseille, Paris, Tripoli.
Germany(6+1-1=6): Austria, Berlin, Czechia, Hamburg, Munich, Switzerland.
Italy(4): Milan, Naples, Rome, Yugoslavia.
Poland(5+3=: Cracow, Gdynia, Latvia, Leningrad, Lithuania, Moscow, Rumania, Warsaw.
Turkey(6+2=: Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Greece, Iraq, Istanbul, Izmir, Stalingrad.
USSR(3+2-2=3): Denmark, Finland, Sweden.
Minor Powers(9-3=6): Hungary, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Persia, Portugal.

DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
o Winter 1927 Retreats/Adjustments: 19 December
o Spring 1928 Moves: (29) 31 December
o Summer 1928 Retreats: 2 January
o Fall 1928 Moves: (5) 7 January

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