Hallo zusammen,
 
if you thought the manoeuvres earlier this year
promised a revival of Republican fortunes, think again. The Nationalists were
able to march into the Spanish capital unopposed as the Republicans had left to
cover their Valencia base - without their own provisional capital falling into
foreign hands as the Western powers inconclusively fought over those spoils. But
Franco's exploits do not stop there as his Catalan Army made a timely move on
Marseille, thus dooming France's Southern army.
 
As for the lesser powers, only Iraq and the
southern provinces of Yugoslavia succumbed to foreign pressure this season,
whereas Hungary and Sweden were able to defy their greater neighbours. This
means that the minor power casualty list for 1937 features 5 victims. As
opposed to 8 in 1936 (not counting Madrid). Checking out the previous 1926
playtest, there were 13 fewer minor powers after the first year and another
three bit the bullet in the second year. So we're looking at a somewhat
slower decrease in minor powers.
 
I am glad that the Times of London remain filled with letters to the
editor.
 
The Winter 1937 Retreats/Adjustments are due NLT 6PM CET
on Wednesday, 12 May.
 
Liebe Grüsse,
 
Charles
 
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PLAYERS:
    BRITAIN: Michael Thompson
<psychosis(at)sky.com>
    FRANCE: Joao Queiros
<jlqueiros3(at)hotmail.com>
    GERMANY: Ghostine, Jimmy
<Jimmy.Ghostine(at)vtmednet.org>
    ITALY & NAT. SPAIN: Dirk Knemeyer
dirk(at)knemeyer.com   
    POLAND: Kyle Overby-Lee
<tomjnkns.IL(at)gmail.com>
    SOVIET UNION & REP. SPAIN: Nigel
Phillips <nephilli99(at)hotmail.com>
    TURKEY: Repu Maoni
<wesaq(at)list.ru>

HEADLINES:
    o ROYAL NAVY STYMIES FRENCH AMPHIBIOUS
LANDING IN NORTHERN SPAIN
    o ARMÉE D'AFRIQUE FAILS TO RECONQUER ALGIERS
    o HUNGARIANS AND YUGOSLAVS DEFY GERMANY
    o FASCIST ARMIES ENCIRCLE AND ANNIHILATE FRENCH FORCES
IN PIEDMONT, NATIONALISTS AND ITALIANS LINK UP
    o POLES INVADE LATVIA
    o SWEDES FAIL TO BOW TO SOVIET PRESSURE
    o KING GHAZI I OF IRAQ SIGNS FRIENDSHIP TREATY WITH
TURKISH REPUBLIC, SERBIA EQUALLY IN TURNISH ORBIT

PRESS:
 
TURKISH:
 
Letter to the Times

Dear Times, I cannot fathom how could this influential newspaper publish
such blatant Soviet propaganda. I speak of the article in the last installment
of this paper by a certain Col J.T Hartley. The statements made in this article
are either blatant lies or merely perplexing without the right background. So
let me explain the current situation. The British Empire declined the proposed
treaty and decided to stay in full force. Under Article 9 of the Constantinople
Convention of the Suez Canal the Egyptian Government decided to intervene. They
asked for help and the Turkish fleet agreed in the good faith. The Suez was
liberated, but sadly Port Said was badly damaged in the ensuring conflict. All
the financial control of Suez Canal lies now in the hands of the Suez Canal
Authority. The increased commission will go to the repairs of the destructed
parts in Port Said. There are also plans to use the increased money flow to
widen the Canal up to 60 meters. The Suez Canal itself is now protected by a
token force of the Turkish soldiers, as agreed by the Turko-Egyptian Treaty of
1937. The Constantinople Convention of the Suez Canal as signed by all present
parties is still in force. The Canal is open to any vessel and will stay open
even in this troubled times.
Yours truly, Mehmet Vehib Kaçı.
 
PIC OF THE DAY: Japanese forces enter Nanking,
rumors of massacres.
 
 
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The Allied high command's dominating thought was to make
sure of success, a thought that led it to use orthodox methods and material. As
a result it was almost always possible for me, despite inadequate means of
reconnaissance and scanty reports, to foresee the next strategic or tactical
move of my opponent." -Albert Kesselring
 
ORDERS:
 
Britain:
F Galicia - Burgos (*Bounce*)
F Netherlands Hold
F
Tripoli Hold
 
France:
A Brest - Burgos (*Bounce*)
A Piedmont - Marseille
(*Disbanded*)
A Southern Algeria - Algiers (*Bounce*)
F Bay of Biscay
Convoys A Brest - Burgos
 
Germany:
A Austria - Hungary (*Fails*)
A Czechia - Austria
(*Fails*)
A Denmark - Hamburg (*Bounce*)
A Slovakia Supports A Austria -
Hungary
F Baltic Sea - Hamburg (*Bounce*)
 
Italy:
A Milan Supports A Rome - Piedmont
A Rome - Piedmont
A
Trentino Hold
A Tunisia - Algiers (*Bounce*)
F Western Mediterranean -
Morocco (*Fails*)
 
Poland:
A Gdynia - Greater Poland
A Lithuania - Latvia
A Ukraine
- Byelorussia
A Volhynia Supports A Lithuania - Latvia
F Gulf of Danzig
Supports A Lithuania - Latvia
 
Turkey:
A Ankara - Eastern Anatolia
A Bulgaria - Serbia
A Greece
Supports A Bulgaria - Serbia
F Arabian Sea - Iraq
F Black Sea Supports A
Ankara - Eastern Anatolia
 
USSR:
A Eastern Anatolia - Stalingrad
F Finland(sc) - Sweden
(*Fails*)
A Kazakhstan Supports A Eastern Anatolia - Stalingrad
A Latvia
Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Leningrad - Moscow
A Persia Supports F Arabian Sea -
Iraq
 
Nationalist_Spain:
A Burgos - Madrid
A Catalonia - Marseille
 
Republican_Spain:
A Madrid - Valencia
 
Belgium:
A Belgium Hold
 
Egypt:
A Egypt Hold
 
Hungary:
A Hungary Hold
 
Iraq:
A Iraq Hold (*Disbanded*)
 
Morocco:
A Morocco Hold
 
Norway:
F Norway Hold
 
Portugal:
F Portugal Hold
 
Sweden:
F Sweden Hold
 
Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Catalonia - Marseille
 
Yugoslavia:
A Croatia Supports A Hungary
A Serbia Hold
(*Disbanded*)
 
PENDING RETREATS:
 
Soviet A Latvia can retreat to Estonia or
Leningrad.
 
PENDING ADJUSTMENTS:
 
Britain:
Build
Build
 
Germany:
Build
 
Italy:
Remove
 
Poland:
Build
 
Turkey:
Build
Build
Build
 
USSR:
Remove?
 
Nationalist_Spain:
Build
 
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP (Winter 1936):

    Britain(3): Edinburgh,
Liverpool, London, Suez.
    France(4): Algiers, Beirut,
Brest, Marseille, Paris.
    Germany(5): Austria, Berlin,
Czechia, Hamburg, Munich.
    Italy(5): Algiers, Milan,
Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
    Poland(5): Cracow, Gdynia,
Lithuania, Rumania, Warsaw.
    Turkey(5): Ankara,
Bulgaria, Istanbul, Izmir, Suez.
    USSR(6): Finland,
Latvia, Leningrad, Moscow, Persia, Stalingrad.
    Nationalist Spain(2): Burgos,
Madrid.
    Republican Spain(1):
Valencia
    Neutrals(14): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia
(Yug.), Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Latvia,
Lithuania, Madrid, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Persia, Portugal, Rumania,
Serbia
   
(Yug.), Sweden, Switzerland.

DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM
CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
    o Winter 1937
Retreats/Adjustments: 12 May

 
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