Hallo zusammen,

after four years of pan-European warfare, it is finally time to say goodbye to one player. Germany has lost Hamburg and hence lacks the resources to sustain the last remnants of the once proud Reichswehr. Matt, thanks for guiding the first German republic through dire times. I hope you shall submit an end-game report to me before too long.

I suppose few might have guess that Stalin would remain longer in power than his German counterpart. While the Soviets have lost their Finnish bastion, there remains a route of retreat into Sweden, so survival is as yet an option.

Another power that certainly drew a short straw this fall is France. The loss of her overseas empire and Breton port sorely reduces French resources. And the Tricolore might soon also no longer fly over Switzerland.

That leaves us roughly speaking with Britain owning the North-West, Poland the North-East and Turkey the South-East map quadrants. The South-West remains rather "messy" by comparison.

In another development, the Turks have marched into Kazakhstan. Is that a sign of deteriorating Polish-Turkish relations? Stay tuned...

I ought to remind you guys that Egypt is a bi-coastal province. The Suez Canal merely runs though Suez proper as noted in the variant rules.


Retreats/Adjustments Orders are due no later than Saturday, 6 PM CET. Not sure whether I'll get round to adjucating on Saturday, but definitely can fit it in on Sunday.

Liebe Grüsse,

Charles

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PLAYERS:
BRITAIN: Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>
FRANCE: Darryl Good <dipknight(at)gmail.com> (joined Spring 192
GERMANY: Matt Kremer <matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu> (eliminated Winter 1929)
ITALY: Gregory Bim-Merle <gbimmerle(at)gmail.com> (joined Winter 1927)
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 DOWNING STREET TOLERATES NO RIVALS ALONG THE NORTH SEA LITTORAL
o THE THIRD REPUBLIC SENDS THE ARMÉE DE TERRE INTO ITALY
o GERMAN PRESIDENT DELIVERS HIS VERY LAST RADIO ADRESS TO A DOWNCAST NATION
o THE DUCE PROCLAIMS A "MILLION BAYONETS" PROGRAMME TO DEFEND LA PATRIA
o KEMAL ATATÜRK TOURS EGYPT
o TUKHACHEVSKY IS DESIGNATED AS TRAITOR TO THE SOVIET UNION FOR HAVING LOST FINLAND; FIRING SQUAD AWAITS HIM

ORDERS:

Britain:
F Belgium - Netherlands
A Denmark Supports F Netherlands - Hamburg
F Morocco - Algiers
F Netherlands - Hamburg
F Norway Supports A Leningrad - Finland
F Tripoli Supports F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
A Wales - Brest
F Bay of Biscay - Morocco
F English Channel Convoys A Wales - Brest

France:
A Lorraine Supports A Munich
A Spain - Portugal (*Fails*)
A Switzerland - Milan
A Tunisia Supports F Tripoli
F Ionian Sea Hold (*Dislodged*)

Germany:
A Hamburg Hold (*Dislodged*)

Italy:
A Austria Supports A Yugoslavia (*Dislodged*)
A Munich Supports A Austria (*Cut*)
F Naples Supports F Ionian Sea
A Yugoslavia Supports A Austria (*Cut*)
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Ionian Sea

Poland:
A Berlin - Munich (*Fails*)
A Czechia Supports A Trentino - Austria
A Latvia - Leningrad
A Leningrad - Finland
A Moscow Hold
F Pomerania - Baltic Sea
A Rumania - Hungary
A Slovakia Supports A Rumania - Hungary
F Baltic Sea - Gulf of Bothnia

Turkey:
A Bulgaria - Yugoslavia (*Fails*)
F Egypt(nc) Hold
F Greece Supports F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
A Persia - Kazakhstan
A Stalingrad Hold
A Suez - Egypt (*Fails*)
A Trentino - Austria
F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
F Eastern Mediterranean Supports F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
F Levantine Coastal Waters - Suez (*Fails*)

USSR:
A Finland Supports F Norway - Sweden (*Dislodged*)
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Netherlands - Hamburg

Hungary:
A Hungary Hold (*Disbanded*)

Portugal:
F Portugal Hold

PENDING RETREATS:




Italian A Austria can retreat to Switzerland or OTB.
Soviet A Finland can retreat to Sweden or OTB.
German A Hamburg can retreat to Rhineland or OTB.
French F Ionian Sea can retreat to Tyrrhenian Sea, Sicily, Albania or OTB.

PENDING ADJUSTMENTS:

Britain:
Build
Build
Build

France:
Remove?

Germany:
Remove?

Poland:
Build
Build
Build

Turkey:
Build
Build

USSR:
Remove

SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP (as of Winter 192:
Britain(9): Belgium, Edinburgh, Egypt, Liverpool, London, Norway, Spain, Suez, Sweden.
France(5): Algiers, Brest, Marseille, Paris, Switzerland.
Germany(2): Berlin, Hamburg.
Italy(5): Austria, Milan, Munich, Naples, Rome.
Poland(9):Cracow, Czechia, Gdynia, Latvia, Leningrad, Lithuania, Moscow, Rumania, Warsaw.
Turkey(11): Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Greece, Iraq, Istanbul, Izmir, Persia, Stalingrad, Tripoli, Yugoslavia.
USSR(2): Denmark, Finland.
Minor Powers(4): Hungary, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal.

DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
o Winter 1929 Retreats/Adjustments: 27 February

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