The outbreak of war between Austria and Turkey is now indisputable. The red armies siege Greece, but are repulsed by stout defensive efforts. The Black Sea is still fairly peaceful, while the Mediterranean continues to be the scenes of Turkish and French stalemates over the remnants of an Italy which finds itself adrift between Sicily and Sardinia. Continuing past the French-controlled Atlantic Ocean, the English Navy made some headway in reestablishing its dominance of the North Sea, albeit only with the support of France and with the loss of its Danish holdings. Austria and Germany appear to have established a tentative peace. And I'll have to check my records, but I have the nagging hunch that the Turkish orders are identical to those from previous years.




England is now on the ropes once again and faces elimination, while Russia and Italy may be saved solely by the inability of the greater powers to decide whose claim to Tunis or Moscow is most legitimate. Force alone will determine the fates of the white and green, I suspect. One unit was dislodged. The German F NTH requires a retreat, which will be due on 6th January at 08:00 GMT. If received earlier, I will adjudicate the Summer ahead of schedule.




Retreat

German F North Sea can retreat to English Channel, Heligoland Bight, Norway, Norwegian Sea, or Skagerrak.

Austria



F Albania - Greece (*fails*)
A Serbia S F Albania - Greece
F Naples S Ita F Tyrrhenian Sea



A Rome S F Naples
A Galicia Hold



A Rumania Hold
A Ukraine S A Rumania
A Tyrolia Hold




England
F Denmark - North Sea





France
A Liverpool - Edinburgh



A Picardy - Belgium (*fails*)
F London S Eng F Denmark - North Sea



F Gulf of Lion - Spain/sc
F Western Mediterranean - Tunis (*bounce*)



A Burgundy Hold
A Paris S A Burgundy




Germany

A Kiel - Denmark

F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea


A Holland - Edinburgh (*fails*)
F North Sea C A Holland - Edinburgh (*dislodged*)



F Yorkshire S A Holland - Edinburgh
A Belgium Hold



A Munich Hold
F Petersburg Hold



A Warsaw Hold
A Prussia S A Warsaw

Italy



NMR

Russia

A Moscow Hold




Turkey
F Ionian Sea - Tunis (*bounce*)



F Greece Hold
A Bulgaria S F Greece



F Aegean Sea S A Bulgaria
A Sevastopol Hold


F Black Sea S A Sevastopol