Diplomats,
Fight on. We've officially outlived historical WW2...
Sadly, unlike last year, Stalin will not be able to outlive a presumptuous adjudication. The Turkish irregulars finally turned on their erstwhile ally, conquering Stalingrad without possible retreat into a supply center. Farewell, Stalin!
Of course, Karsten lives on with his healthy 5 center Republican Spain.
There are two retreats:
Italian A Serbia can retreat to Albania, Croatia, Bosnia or OTB.
Polish A Saxony can retreat to Berlin, Greater Poland or OTB.
Owing to the late adjudication, retreats and builds/disbands (which may be contingent on retreats) are due on Friday by our usual time. Sun, please make sure to submit a conditional disband in the event Robert retreats into Berlin.
Finally, we have two bits of player press! Thanks so much for making this such a lively press game.
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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
British appear content digging in
Italian position weakens as Mediterranean battle for power continues
Minor setback to Polish advance could become blessing if they choose to "liberate" Berlin
Here comes the Turks again! Stalingrad retaken, west African advances
Slow and steady appears the mantra of Spanish generals
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Turkish Press:
After many years of supporting the Soviet experiment, the Turkish government failed to renew the defense budget that supported the Soviet cause. There are many Islamists in the secular Ataturk state that are uneasy using Turkish blood to defend godless Communists. Because of this potential vulnerability that the good people of Stalingrad might have experienced, the Kemalist state has notified the Politburo that it will be annexing the area to defend them against any intra-Slavic revenge.
Also, the good people of Belgrade booted out their fascist rulers and re-invited their Turkish brothers. The Balkans yearn for the peace that the not-so-distant past brought them when they were all under the Crescent flag.
The Turkish government has also signed on the peace proposal that will finally cease the senseless blood-letting that has ripped this continent apart. Peace is in the air.
USSR Press:
-Last Ride of the Cossacks-
Found on the last page in an officer's diary after the fall of Stalingrad:
23. November 1945
Red is the flag of the Soviet revolution, white is the color of the endless snow.
Today, we will ride one last time! The blazing guns of the Polish-Baltic Alliance will tear apart the frozen silence, but the beating of our hearts will be louder. The enemies numbers are sheer endless, but the stories told about our last ride will be without number. They will shatter our bones, they will tear away flesh, they will crush our last assault. Yet they cannot destroy the spirit, that we hold true in our hearts
White will be the last flag of the Soviet Revolution, red will be the color of the endless snow...
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Britain:
A Belgium Supports A Netherlands - Rhineland
F Hamburg - Denmark
F Ireland Supports F Atlantic Ocean
A Netherlands - Rhineland
F Atlantic Ocean Hold
F English Channel Hold
F South-Western Approaches - Irish Sea
Italy:
F Albania - Adriatic Sea
A Austria - Czechia
A Czechia - Saxony
F Gibraltar - Atlantic Ocean
A Hungary - Slovakia
A Lorraine Supports A Picardy - Rhineland
F Morocco Supports F Portugal - South-Western Approaches
A Munich Supports A Czechia - Saxony
F Naples - Sicily
A Paris - Picardy
A Picardy - Rhineland
A Serbia - Transylvania
F Adriatic Sea - Naples
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Tunisia
Poland:
A Byelorussia - Moscow
A Cracow Supports A Rumania - Transylvania
A Leningrad Supports A Byelorussia - Moscow
A Moscow - Eastern Ukraine
A Rumania - Transylvania
A Saxony Supports A Silesia - Czechia
A Siberia Supports A Byelorussia - Moscow
A Silesia - Czechia
A Slovakia - Hungary
F Sweden - Denmark
A Volhynia - Western Ukraine
A Western Ukraine - Rumania
Turkey:
A Bulgaria - Serbia
A Dobruja - Bulgaria
F Greece Supports F Ionian Sea
A Iran - Stalingrad
A Kazakhstan Supports A Iran - Stalingrad
F Suez Hold
A Thrace Supports A Bulgaria - Serbia
A Tripoli - Southern Algeria
F Black Sea Supports A Iran - Stalingrad
F Ionian Sea Supports F Greece
F Libyan Sea Supports F Ionian Sea
USSR:
A Stalingrad - Eastern Ukraine
Republican_Spain:
F Brest Supports F Portugal - South-Western Approaches
A Gascony Supports F Brest
A Madrid Hold
F Portugal - South-Western Approaches
F Bay of Biscay Supports F Portugal - South-Western Approaches
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Winter Builds:
Britain
Remove?
Italy
Remove
Poland
Build?
Turkey
Build
Build
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Ownership of supply centers
Britain: Belgium, Berlin, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Liverpool, London, Netherlands.
France: None.
Germany: None.
Italy: Algiers, Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Marsailles, Milan, Morocco, Munich, Naples, Paris, Rome, Switzerland.
Poland: Cracow, Denmark, Finland, Gdynia, Latvia, Leningrad, Lithuania, Moscow, Norway, Rumania, Sweden, Warsaw.
Turkey: Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Istanbul, Izmir, Serbia, Stalingrad, Suez, Tripoli.
USSR: None.
Republican_Spain: Brest, Burgos, Madrid, Portugal, Valencia.
Britain: 7 Supply centers, 7 Units: Remove 0.
France: 0 Supply centers, 0 Units: Remove 0.
Germany: 0 Supply centers, 0 Units: Remove 0.
Italy: 13 Supply centers, 14 Units: Remove 1.
Poland: 12 Supply centers, 12 Units: Build 0.
Turkey: 13 Supply centers, 11 Units: Build 2.
USSR: 0 Supply center, 0 Units: Remove 0.
Republican_Spain: 5 Supply centers, 5 Units: Build 0.
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Winter 1945 Retreats and Adjustments, Friday November 26
Spring 1946 Prelims, Monday November 29
Spring 1946 Orders, Tuesday November 30
Summer 1946 Retreats, Thursday December 2
Fall 1946 Prelims, Friday December 3
Fall 1946 Orders, Tuesday December 7
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