Hallo zusammen,
shall we see "Peace in our Time"? Perhaps, but certainly not just yet as the draw proposal failed to pass muster. So Europe's attention shall have to remain divided between the diplomatic arena and the football pitch. Now that we Germans have punished the Aussies for giving us Foster beer and Kylie Minogue, I suppose we'll have to next teach the Serbs a lesson for starting WW1 and whacky Playmobil-esque Eurovision hairstyles! :p
Germany plainly doesn't seem to be satisfied to successes being confined to on-pitch action as the Wehrmacht has invaded the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland, though simultaneously also relinquishing de facto control over Sweden.
Off the pitch, the Spaniards have now dealt the Egyptians some punishment and Morocco now happens to be the last lonely nation on the independent minor power list.
Something must be also happening in Paris. For five different nations now surround the French capital. Perhaps it's because the last World Cup before WW2 was hosted by France (see poster below) and everyone's flocking to see the games... Something terribly wrong happened though, as the Italians won... Anyway, the press section is exclusively devoted to the beautiful game. :)
The Fall 1940 Moves are due NLT 6PM CET on Monday, 21 June. So please send my your prelims no later than Saturday. But prior to that, we've got some pending retreats which are due in two days.
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 (eliminated Winter 1938)
TURKEY: Repu Maoni
HEADLINES:
o NEWSPAPER FRONTPAGES EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO GERMANY'S 4-0 VICTORY!
PRESS:
POLISH PRESS: Dateline London: Disoriented by stunning football error, Royal Navy hooligans assault French fleet. After drowning the memory of their own football disappointment, France's sailors were in no condition to repel the Anglo onslaught. Officials observed no handballs during the brief battle.
PIC OF THE DAY: 1938 FIFA World Cup poster.
QUOTE OF THE DAY [in honour of today's game]: "Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians." - Johan Cryuff
ORDERS:
Britain:
F Brest Hold
F Liverpool - Edinburgh
F Tripoli Supports F Atlantic Ocean - Egypt(sc)
F English Channel - Belgium
F North Sea Supports F Liverpool - Edinburgh
F South-Western Approaches - Atlantic Ocean
France:
F Edinburgh Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Paris - Lorraine
Germany:
A Austria Supports A Munich - Switzerland
A Hamburg - Netherlands
A Hungary Supports A Austria
A Lorraine - Picardy
A Munich - Switzerland
A Slovakia Supports A Hungary
F Sweden - Norway
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
Italy:
A Croatia Hold
A Milan Hold
A Rome - Trentino
A Switzerland - Burgundy
F Ionian Sea Hold
F Libyan Sea Supports F Atlantic Ocean - Egypt(sc) (*Dislodged*)
Poland:
A Cracow Supports A Rumania
A Kazakhstan - Siberia
F Latvia - Gulf of Danzig
A Moscow - Ukraine (*Bounce*)
A Norway - Finland
A Rumania Hold
A Ukraine - Byelorussia
A Volhynia - Ukraine (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw Hold
F Gulf of Bothnia - Sweden
Turkey:
A Bulgaria - Thrace
A Dobruja - Bulgaria
A Eastern Anatolia Supports F Stalingrad(wc)
F Greece Supports F Gulf of Sidra - Libyan Sea
F Izmir - Eastern Mediterranean
A Persia Supports F Stalingrad(wc)
A Serbia Supports F Greece
F Stalingrad(wc) Hold
A Syria - Palestine
F Arabian Sea - Suez
F Gulf of Sidra - Libyan Sea
Nationalist_Spain:
A Madrid - Gibraltar
A Marseille - Gascony
F Portugal - South-Western Approaches
F Valencia - Western Mediterranean
F Atlantic Ocean - Egypt(sc)
Egypt:
A Egypt Hold (*Disbanded*)
Morocco:
A Morocco Hold
PENDING RETREATS:
French F Edinburgh can retreat to Ireland or North-Western Approaches or Norwegian Sea or Yorkshire or Irish Sea.
Italian F Libyan Sea can retreat to Aegean Sea or Dodecanese.
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP (Winter 1939):
Britain(6): Belgium, Brest, Liverpool, London, Netherlands, Tripoli.
France(2): Edinburgh, Paris.
Germany(8): Austria, Berlin, Czechia, Denmark, Hamburg, Hungary, Munich, Sweden.
Italy(6): Algiers, Croatia, Milan, Naples, Rome, Switzerland.
Poland(10): Cracow, Finland, Gdynia, Latvia, Leningrad, Lithuania, Moscow, Norway, Rumania, Warsaw.
Turkey(11): Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Greece, Iraq, Istanbul, Izmir, Persia, Serbia, Stalingrad, Suez.
Nationalist Spain(5): Burgos, Madrid, Marseille, Portugal, Valencia.
Neutrals(2): Egypt, Morocco.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
o Summer 1940 Retreats: 16 June
o Fall 1940 Moves: (19) 21 June
o Winter 1940 Retreats/Adjustments: 23 June |
