An odd season. While a variety of centers change hands - generally following a theme of "rich get richer" - there are misorders and unused supports in various places. Perhaps the officer corps is napping and letting the NCO's dictate strategy this spring? Treat this as a reminder to all players to double-check your orders and make sure you are placing valid ones!
Elsewhere...
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor; within days the United States has declared war on Japan and is officially part of the imbroglio.
On January 11 Japan declares war on the Netherlands, invades the Netherlands East Indies, and captures Kuala Lumpur.
On February 15 Singapore surrenders to Japan.
On April 9 the Bataan Peninsula falls to Japan and the Bataan Death March began.
In May the first undersea oil pipeline is tested in the English Channel between England and France.
There is one (Polish) retreat this season. Robert, let me know if you need more time on it since the spring adjudication is late. More upcoming deadlines 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
 Determined defense of Ireland shifts into place French armies are again on the move Joy of Austrian reclamation is short-lived as Hamburg, Czechia pillaged Italian generals on holiday as conquest, confusion intermingle Polish homeland pierced for first time as fine citizens of Cracow sent running for their lives Soviet attempts to break out of Stalingrad thwarted by Hussars Turkish war machine continues to progress As Italians pillage Valencia, Republicans left to re-assess strategy
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Britain: F Belgium - English ChannelF Denmark Supports F Netherlands - HamburgF Netherlands - HamburgA Picardy - BelgiumF English Channel - Irish SeaF Irish Sea - IrelandF North-Western Approaches Supports F Irish Sea - Ireland
France: A Brest - PicardyA Paris - Gascony
Germany: A Czechia - AustriaA Hamburg - SaxonyA Munich Supports A Czechia - AustriaA Rhineland - Lorraine (*Fails*)
Italy: A Austria - HungaryA Granada - ValenciaA Lorraine Supports A Picardy - Rhineland (*Void*)A Marseille Supports A Navarra - CataloniaF Morocco Supports F Irish Sea - South-Western Approaches (*Void*)A Navarra - CataloniaA Slovakia - CzechiaA Slovenia Supports A Czechia - AustriaA Switzerland Supports A LorraineF Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea (*Bounce*)F Western Mediterranean, no move received
Poland: A Archangel Supports A Byelorussia - MoscowA Byelorussia - Moscow (*Bounce*)A Cracow - Rumania (*Dislodged*)A Eastern Ukraine - Western UkraineA Leningrad Supports A ArchangelA Silesia - SlovakiaF Sweden HoldA Volhynia Supports A Eastern Ukraine - Western Ukraine
Turkey: A Egypt - Libyan Sea (*Fails*)A Georgia - Eastern UkraineA Istanbul - BulgariaA Kazakhstan Supports A Stalingrad - MoscowA Moscow - Archangel (*Fails*)A Rumania Supports A Transylvania - CracowA Serbia - TransylvaniaA Siberia Supports A Moscow - ArchangelF Suez - Egypt(nc) (*Fails*)A Transylvania - CracowF Atlantic Ocean Supports F South-Western ApproachesF Black Sea Supports A Georgia - Eastern UkraineF Libyan Sea - Ionian Sea (*Bounce*)
USSR: A Stalingrad - Moscow (*Bounce*)
Republican_Spain: A Burgos - NavarraA Madrid - GibraltarA Portugal - MadridF South-Western Approaches Supports A Madrid - Gibraltar
Retreatsolish A Cracow can retreat to Warsaw or Silesia or OTB.
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Ownership of supply centers

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

Britain:    7 Supply centers,  7 Units:  Builds   0 units.
France:     2 Supply centers,  2 Units:  Builds   0 units.
Germany:    4 Supply centers,  4 Units:  Builds   0 unit.
Italy:      11 Supply centers,  11 Units:  Builds   0 units.
Poland:     9 Supply centers,  9 Units:  Removes   0 unit.
Turkey:     13 Supply centers,  13 Units:  Builds   0 units.
USSR:       1 Supply center,  1 Units:  Removes   0 unit.
Republican_Spain:  4 Supply center,   4 Units:   Builds   0 unit.

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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
 Winter 1941 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday September 30
 Spring 1942 Prelims, Friday October 1
 Spring 1942 Orders, Tuesday October 5
 Summer 1942 Retreats, Thursday October 7 Fall 1942 Prelims, Friday October 8 Fall 1942 Orders, Tuesday October 12
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