Hallo zusammen,
it appears that a second Polish-Soviet War is afoot since the Poles invaded the Ukraine whilst attacking the newly established Latvian SSR despite having supported the Soviet claim to that territory only last year! In light of the USSR's manifest willingness to support Polish interests in Sweden, one can only imagine Uncle Joe's dismay regarding this latest turn of events. Perhaps he shall even consider this part of a wider capitalist conspiracy since Soviet-Turkish relations appear to have equally broken down.
More promising news for the socialist camp hails from the Iberian peninsula. As Franco's forces reach the Mediterranean shore following a thrust into Catalonia, a Republican counter-offensive has netted the Popular Front government Madrid. At the same time, the great powers may well have abandoned a policy of non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War. The Regia Marina has assumed stations off Valencia, while the Western powers look to possibly influence events in Northern Spain.
Events in Africa have also taken a new turn as the Royal Navy has seized Tripoli. As for the Reich, it has made strengthened its hand in South-East European affairs. Add to all those developments the infringement of the Danish, Dutch and Greek sovereignity and you have about as eventful a Spring '37 as one might wish for.
Further below, you shall find the first non-GM press in this game! :) While the "Pic of the Day" images were previously chosen by yours truly, this time over the Spanish Republicans have some revolutionary artwork on offer. I mean to always have one period image attached to every adjucation, player submissions taking precedence over mine.
On a less happy note, I'm afraid that Nigs' orders were late for this season and he thus used up one of his two six-hour grace periods. Too bad that the first safeguard of early prelims didn't avoid this matter, though I must say you guys generally do a decent job in getting those preliminary orders in.
Anyway, the Fall 1937 Moves prelims are due NLT 6PM CET on Saturday, 8 May, the final deadline being presently planned for 10 May. Though I may possibly extend the final deadline, should a player's travels not allow him to sufficient time to negotiate. But for now, the deadline's set for the 10th.
Liebe GrĂ¼sse,
Charles
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PLAYERS:
BRITAIN: Michael Thompson
FRANCE: Joao Queiros
GERMANY: Ghostine, Jimmy
ITALY & NAT. SPAIN: Dirk Knemeyer dirk@knemeyer.com
POLAND: Kyle Overby-Lee
SOVIET UNION & REP. SPAIN: Nigel Phillips
TURKEY: Repu Maoni
HEADLINES:
o ROYAL NAVY SEIZES TRIPOLI
o SWISS SUPPORT ARMEE DE TERRE IN PIEDMONTESE CAMPAIGN
o DENMARK MOVES INTO GERMAN ORBIT
o REGIA MARINA, ROYAL NAVY AND MARINE NATIONALE MOVE INTO SPANISH WATERS
o POLAND AND TURKEY CLASH WITH SOVIET UNION
o TURKISH TROOPS RETURN TO GREECE
PRESS:
SOVIET:
Letters to the Times
Sirs, it is deplorable that the brutal Turk has been allowed to seize control of Suez, breaking our link with India, and threatening vital trade throughout the Empire. Already the pricer of tea has increased to 6/- a pound. Where will it end? It is time to re-equip and re-establish a proper army, so that we can deal with Johnny turk as we did in Beersheba 20 years ago. - Col J.T Hartley (retd.)
PIC OF THE DAY: (Republican submission):
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain
ORDERS:
Britain:
F Libyan Sea - Tripoli
F North Sea - Netherlands
F South-Western Approaches - Galicia
France:
F Brest - Bay of Biscay
A Picardy - Brest
A Piedmont - Milan (*Fails*)
A Tunisia - Southern Algeria
Germany:
A Austria - Slovakia
A Czechia Supports A Austria - Slovakia
A Hamburg - Denmark
A Munich - Austria
F Baltic Sea Supports A Hamburg - Denmark
Italy:
A Algiers - Tunisia
A Milan - Piedmont (*Fails*)
A Rome Supports A Milan - Piedmont
A Slovenia - Trentino
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
Poland:
A Cracow - Volhynia
A Gdynia Hold
A Lithuania - Latvia (*Fails*)
A Rumania - Ukraine
F Gulf of Danzig Supports A Lithuania - Latvia
Turkey:
A Ankara - Kurdistan (*Bounce*)
A Bulgaria Hold
F Istanbul - Black Sea
F Suez - Arabian Sea
A Thrace - Greece
USSR:
F Finland(sc) Supports F Gulf of Danzig - Sweden (*Void*)
A Latvia Hold
A Leningrad Supports A Latvia
A Moscow - Kazakhstan
A Persia - Kurdistan (*Bounce*)
A Stalingrad - Eastern Anatolia
Nationalist_Spain:
A Burgos - Madrid (*Fails*)
A Madrid - Catalonia
Republican_Spain:
A Valencia - Madrid
Belgium:
A Belgium Supports F North Sea - Netherlands
Denmark:
F Denmark Hold (*Disbanded*)
Egypt:
A Egypt Hold
Greece:
F Greece Hold (*Disbanded*)
Hungary:
A Hungary Hold
Iraq:
A Iraq Hold
Morocco:
A Morocco Hold
Netherlands:
F Netherlands Hold (*Disbanded*)
Norway:
F Norway Supports F Sweden
Portugal:
F Portugal Supports A Valencia - Madrid
Sweden:
F Sweden Supports F North Sea - Norway (*Void*)
Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Piedmont - Milan
Yugoslavia:
A Croatia Hold
A Serbia Supports A Thrace - Greece
PENDING RETREATS:
None.
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP (Winter 1936):
Britain(3): Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Suez.
France(4): Algiers, Beirut, Brest, Marseille, Paris.
Germany(5): Austria, Berlin, Czechia, Hamburg, Munich.
Italy(5): Algiers, Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
Poland(5): Cracow, Gdynia, Lithuania, Rumania, Warsaw.
Turkey(5): Ankara, Bulgaria, Istanbul, Izmir, Suez.
USSR(6): Finland, Latvia, Leningrad, Moscow, Persia, Stalingrad.
Nationalist Spain(2): Burgos, Madrid.
Republican Spain(1): Valencia
Neutrals(14): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia (Yug.), Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Madrid, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Persia, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia
(Yug.), Sweden, Switzerland.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
o Fall 1937 Moves: (8) 10 May
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