As 1939 dawns and the war rages evermore vicious in Europe, events are happening around the world:
On January 1 the Hewlett-Packard company is founded in California, U.S.A. While this is a generally minor occurrence some commentators speculate these fellow tooling around in their garage just might profoundly change the world of technology.
On January 6 Otto Hahn is publicly confirmed to have achieved nuclear fission.
In February Japanese forces capture Hainan Island, a spot of strategic importance to the British high command
In Bombay India on March 3 a diminutive man named Mohandas Gandhi begins a fast protesting British rule in China. Occupied with their war effort the British government pays him no mind.
In May Japans and the Soviet Union engage in border clashes around the Khalka River. Despite their severe losses back in Europe at the hands of the Poles and Turks, here the Soviets reign victorious.
On May 1 a new comic book super hero named Batman debuts 
Pan-American Airways begins trans-Atlantic mail service with the launch of Yankee Clipper from Port Washington New York on May 20
The Polish-Turkey draw fails. There are no retreats so we roll right on to the fall! Upcoming deadlines are at the end of this note.

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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

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HEADLINES
   Royal Navy stalls despite grand deployment   Remaining French regulars huddle near Paris   Democratic Germany continues to search for viable solutions   Italian elan continues to delight devotees of military tactics   Poland converges on Soviets, clash with Turks   New Turkish government remains a mystery as military leadership shows the way   Stalin left to hope his encroaching antagonists will show him mercy   Republicans dash south, test out new fleets
***Orders:
Britain: F Denmark Supports F SwedenF London - English ChannelF Morocco - South-Western Approaches (*Fails*)F Norway - Finland(nc) (*Bounce*)F Sweden Supports F Norway - Finland(nc) (*Cut*)F Atlantic Ocean Supports F Morocco - South-Western Approaches (*Fails*)F North Sea Supports F London - English ChannelF South-Western Approaches - Brest (*Bounce*)
France: A Burgundy - GasconyA Paris - Brest (*Bounce*)
Germany: A Belgium - RhinelandA Czechia - Austria (*Fails*)F Hamburg HoldA Lorraine - Switzerland (*Fails*)F Netherlands - BelgiumA Saxony - Munich
Italy: A Algiers - TunisiaA Austria - SlovakiaF Marseille - Gulf of LionA Milan Supports A SwitzerlandF Naples - Tyrrhenian SeaA Rome - CroatiaA Slovenia - AustriaA South Tyrol Supports A Slovenia - AustriaA Switzerland Supports A Slovenia - Austria (*Cut*)F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ligurian Sea
Poland: A Cracow Supports A Western UkraineA Hungary - TransylvaniaA Latvia - ByelorussiaF Leningrad(sc) - Finland(sc) (*Bounce*)A Lithuania - LatviaA Rumania - Bulgaria (*Bounce*)A Serbia Supports A Rumania - BulgariaA Western Ukraine Supports A Latvia - Byelorussia (*Cut*)F Gulf of Danzig - Sweden (*Fails*)
Turkey: A Ankara - Bulgaria (*Bounce*)A Iran - KazakhstanA Iraq - PalestineA Istanbul Supports A Ankara - BulgariaF Izmir - Aegean SeaF Suez HoldA Thrace - GreeceF Black Sea Convoys A Ankara - BulgariaF Libyan Sea Supports A Thrace - Greece
USSR: A Eastern Ukraine Supports A Moscow - Western UkraineA Moscow - Western Ukraine (*Fails*)A Stalingrad - Moscow (*Fails*)
Republican_Spain: A Burgos - MadridF Madrid - Gibraltar
Portugal: F Portugal Hold
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Ownership of supply centers

Britain:   Denmark, Edinburgh, Egypt, Liverpool, London, Morocco, Norway, Sweden.
France:    Brest, Paris.
Germany:   Belgium, Berlin, Czechia, Hamburg, Munich, Netherlands.
Italy:     Algiers, Austria, Croatia, Marsailles, Milan, Naples, Rome, Switzerland, Tripoli, Valencia.
Poland:    Cracow, Gdynia, Hungary, Latvia, Leningrad, Lithuania, Rumania, Serbia, Warsaw.
Turkey:    Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Istanbul, Izmir, Suez.
USSR:      Finland, Moscow, Stalingrad.
Nationalist_Spain: Burgos.
Republican_Spain: Madrid.

Britain:    8 Supply centers,  8 Units:  Builds   0 units.
France:     2 Supply centers,  2 Units:  Removes   0 units.
Germany:    6 Supply centers,  6 Units:  Builds   0 units.
Italy:      10 Supply centers,  10 Units:  Builds   0 units.
Poland:     9 Supply centers,  9 Units:  Builds   0 units.
Turkey:     9 Supply centers,  9 Units:  Builds   0 units.
USSR:       3 Supply centers,  3 Units:  Removes   0 units.
Republican_Spain:  2 Supply center,   2 Units:   Builds   0 units.
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
 Fall 1939 Prelims, Friday August 13
 Fall 1939 Orders, Tuesday August 17
 Winter 1939 Adjustments, Wednesday August 11 Spring 1940 Prelims, Friday August 13 Spring 1940 Orders, Tuesday August 17