Since the end of the Great War Europe has been a relatively quiet
continent. As Italian forces in recent weeks gained control of large
parts of Africa - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the newly-formed Italian
East Africa - Europe remained quiet. Even rumours that the German
Wehrmacht was going to audaciously re-occupy the Rheinland proved much
ado about nothing.
Alas, it was but the calm before the storm.
To the chagrin of peace-loving people's everywhere, seven Great Powers
released their war machines in a near-simultaneous display of
terrifying force that must certainly be the result of copious
diplomatic negotiation. The fair citizenry of Europe is left to hope
that the signs of warfare all around them prove short-lived.
Thus begins our version of World War 2!
As no player retreats were necessary I have processed the Spring and
Summer turns both: welcome to Fall 1936! Upcoming deadlines are at the
end of this note.
***
PLAYERS
Britain - sunchung / Sun Chung / sun.chung(at)gmail.com
France - DrSwordopolis / Nick Powell / nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com
Germany - charlesf / Charles Feaux de la Croix / charlesf(at)web.de
Italy (and Nationalist Spain) - raistlin / David Gould / davidchegould(at)bigpond.com
Poland - smileyrob / Robert Stein / smileyrob68(at)gmail.com
Turkey - Wladimir7 / Wladimir Mysonski / wmysonski(at)gmail.com
USSR (and Republican Spain) - Nitsch / Karsten Nitsch / karsten.nitsch(at)gmx.de
***
HEADLINES
Royal Navy gets frisky in the north, stand fast in the southeast
Third Republic off to inauspicious start with losses in Morocco,
vulnerability in Marsailles, Beirut
Wehrmacht and Kriegsmarine triumphant as Democratic Germany cheers
Italians deploy in every direction, pillage Croatia
Polish army secures Lithuania as strategic plan begins to unfold
Ataturk sends loyalist toward Holy Lands in force
USSR war machine repelled on two fronts; Stalin demands answers
Spanish Civil War begins with spectacular stalemate in Madrid
Now, for some player press:
***
Berlin (William Shirer) - NAZI REGIME TOPPLED! PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
REINSTATES DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION
A conspiracy of senior civil servants and Wehrmacht officers has led
to the swift toppling of Mr. Hitler's government. Yesterday, the most
senior Nazi figures were arrested at a business lunch at the
Chancellory. Following a swift trial, the former Austrian corporal was
sentenced to death on high treason charges, the sentence being
reportedly carried later on in the day. Konrad Adenauer, the former
mayor of Cologne and a leading centrist politician, has set up a
provisional government and reinstated the 1919 constitution. In his
first radio broadcast as Reichschancellor, he announced the outlawing
of the NSdAP and all affiliated organisations, the release of all
political prisoners, repeal of numerous Nazi decrees and laws
incompatible with the 1919 constitution and set May 1 as the date for
free and fair Reichstag elections. Adressing the wider international
community, Mr. Adenauer expressed his hopes that Europe would once
again embrace the "spirit of Locarno" and help another overcome the as
yet dire economic repersussions of the 1929 crash. In his closing
remarks, the new Reichschancellor invited the "youth of the world" to
the upcoming Berlin Summer Olympics and promised a hearty welcome to
all foreign guests, noting how important it was to his government and
the German people for the world to witness the new Germany after Mr.
Hitler's fortunately shortlived barbarism and usurpation of power.
***
A statement from the Italian government:
The Italian peninsula has never housed an aggressor. The pre-eminent
counterexample that people often point to, the Roman Empire, was
brought into being purely for defensive purposes. As such, any troop
movements that seem as though they might be hostile should be
interpreted in the best possible light. While I have heard reports of
some unease in certain quarters at recent events, I am sure that the
diplomatic situation remains stable. Any border disputes will be
resolved at the conference table guided by the principles of the
League of Nations. There will be peace in our time.
"Peace? Yes, there will be peace. When we have won." (from Black Hawk
down)
***
Orders:
Britain: F Edinburgh - Norwegian Sea.
Britain: F Gibraltar - Atlantic Ocean.
Britain: F London - North Sea.
Britain: F Suez Hold.
France: A Algiers - Morocco. (bounce)
France: A Beirut - Syria.
France: F Brest - South-Western Approaches.
France: A Marseille - Burgundy.
France: A Paris - Picardy.
Germany: A Berlin - Saxony.
Germany: F Hamburg - Denmark.
Germany: A Munich - Austria.
Italy: A Milan - Piedmont.
Italy: F Naples - Tyrrhenian Sea.
Italy: A Rome - Croatia.
Italy: A Tripoli - Southern Algeria.
Poland: A Cracow - Transylvania.
Poland: F Gdynia - Gulf of Danzig.
Poland: A Warsaw - Lithuania.
Turkey: A Ankara - Alexandretta.
Turkey: A Istanbul - Thrace.
Turkey: F Izmir - Eastern Mediterranean.
USSR: F Leningrad(sc) - Finland. (bounce)
USSR: A Moscow - Leningrad. (bounce)
USSR: A Stalingrad - Iran. (bounce)
Nationalist_Spain: A Burgos - Madrid. (bounce)
Republican_Spain: A Valencia - Madrid. (bounce)
Austria: A Austria Hold. (dislodged, disbanded)
Belgium: A Belgium Hold.
Bulgaria: A Bulgaria Hold.
Czechoslovakia: A Czechia Supports A Munich - Austria.
Denmark: F Denmark Hold. (dislodged, disbanded)
Egypt: A Egypt Hold.
Finland: A Finland Hold.
Greece: F Greece Hold.
Hungary: A Hungary Supports A Rome - Croatia.
Iran: A Iran Hold.
Iraq: A Iraq Supports A Iran.
Latvia: A Latvia Supports A Warsaw - Lithuania.
Lithuania: A Lithuania Hold. (dislodged, disbanded)
Morocco: A Morocco Hold.
Netherlands: F Netherlands Hold.
Norway: F Norway Hold.
Portugal: F Portugal Hold.
Rumania: A Rumania Hold.
Sweden: F Sweden Supports F Hamburg - Denmark.
Switzerland: A Switzerland Supports A Milan - Piedmont.
Yugoslavia: A Croatia Hold. (dislodged, disbanded)
Yugoslavia: A Serbia Supports A Bulgaria.
***
Ownership of supply centers
Britain: Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Suez.
France: Algiers, Beirut, Brest, Marseille, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich.
Italy: Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
Poland: Cracow, Gdynia, Warsaw.
Turkey: Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir.
USSR: Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
Nationalist_Spain: Burgos.
Republican_Spain: Valencia.
Britain: 4 Supply centers, 4 Units: Builds 0 units.
France: 5 Supply centers, 5 Units: Builds 0 units.
Germany: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
Italy: 4 Supply centers, 4 Units: Builds 0 units.
Poland: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
Turkey: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
USSR: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
Nationalist_Spain: 1 Supply center, 1 Unit: Builds 0 units.
Republican_Spain: 1 Supply center, 1 Unit: Builds 0 units.
***
Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Fall 1936 Prelims, Friday June 18
Fall 1936 Orders, Tuesday June 22
Winter 1936 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday June 24
***
GM Note: Regrettably my business did last well into the night and thus
this adjudication is going out much later than I will typically
produce. The good news is that the process went really smoothly and
took under 2 hours. That might sound like a long time, but I was
fighting with a few different parts of it and now that I've gone
through it in its entirety I am optimistic it will be a relatively
smooth process to adjudicate for you all in the future.
Please report any errors or problems in this adjudication to me as
soon as you can. I also appreciate constructive criticism that helps
me provide a better experience for current and future players!