SKNES II: The Bonaparte Legacy

Second Great War Escalates
Paris, France

The local conflict that began in Saudi Arabia last year has now spread across the globe. In North America, the United Socialist States of America has launched its much-feared bid to spread the revolution across the entire continent. Only South America and virgin Antarctica remain untouched by the hand of this world war.

Media outlets around the world have assigned names to the two vague sides in this conflict: the League Powers to the alliance bloc that includes the bulwarks of the League of Democratic Nations – Great Britain, Germany, and the Confederate States of America – as well as the Ottoman Empire and China. Opposing them are the Phalanx Powers, the bloc led by France and the Soviet Union, and which also includes Italy, Japan, and the United Socialist States of America. While the names were purely unofficial at first, propagandists on both sides quickly picked up on them, and they have become more or less globally accepted.

Economic Growth
London, Great Britain




The Capture of Hawaii
Honolulu, Occupied British Pacific Islands

One of the first major acts of war in 1939 occurred in February. The Pacific Fleet of the United Socialist States of America set sail for the Hawaiian Islands. Expecting resistance, a contingent of marines landed on the islands, only to find that what little British garrison that had been there had evacuated, and the archipelago was theirs for the taking. Hawaii now rests under Yankee occupation. The British government has protested, but aside from that there was little that the League can realistically do in response to the invasion. The seizure of Hawaii was unexpected, but a mere sideshow to what was to come to North America in mere months.

Invasion of Dixie
New Orleans, Confederate States of America

North America’s tearing itself apart began in early April 1939, when the Yankees, supported by men and materiel from the Mexica Socialist Republic, launched an offensive into Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas from the south, utilizing soldiers already placed in Mexico due to the Yankee aid in the Mexican Revolution. The Yankees and Mexicans easily pushed the Confederates back from the border in Arizona and New Mexico, but progress from there was slow, thanks to much of the fighting occurring in desert conditions. In Texas, the Confederate army was able to hold the Rio Grande for almost a month, before being dislodged in May in the western half of the state. Once again, progress for the Yankees was slow. The Confederates still managed to hold the border in southern Texas, adjacent to the Gulf Coast.

The Yankees also crossed the border in Missouri, with armored offensives from north, west, and east. Kansas City was captured by the end of April, as was all of Missouri north of the Missouri River. In St. Louis, the Dixie forces attempted, and the city devolved into intense urban warfare for almost a month; however, after a Yankee offensive from the west threatened to encircle the city, the Confederates withdrew to the south. In Kentucky, Yankee forces attempted crossings of the Ohio River near Owensboro and Louisville. The Yankees began with a cross-river bombardment using both artillery and air force. However, the Confederate border defense network, while still incomplete when the invasion came, withstood the initial bombardment, and once the first waves began to make it across, the Confederates were well dug in and easily able to withstand multiple assaults. In the air, the Yankee fighters and dive bombers began to meet heavy fire from anti-air installations and counterattacking Confederate interceptors. Although some Yankees did make it across the river, the Confederate army was not easily dislodged from the border, and multiple successful counterattacks restored the border. Despite Confederate losses elsewhere, the successful repulsion of the attempted invasion of Kentucky has proven itself to be a major propaganda coup.

While there have been some border skirmishes along the border between West Virginia and Maryland and Virginia, the Yankees have not made any major offensives in this region, and the front here remains static.

(USSA: -31 Infantry III Brigades, -13 Infantry V Brigades, -2 Motorized Brigades, -4 Artillery II Brigades, -2 Light Tank I Brigades, 1 Medium Tank II Brigade, -3 Fighter I Wings, -3 Fighter II Wings, -2 CAS Wings)
(Mexica SR: -2 Infantry III Brigades, -7 Militia Brigades, -1 Fighter II Wings)
(CSA: -20 Infantry III Brigades, -10 Infantry IV Brigades, -1 Motorized Brigade, -6 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Light Tank I Brigade, -1 Medium Tank I Brigade, -2 Fighter I Wings, -1 Fighter II Wing, -2 Interceptor I Wings)


Invasion of Canada
Vancouver, Canada

In late April Yankee forces stationed along the northern border launched an offensive into the Canadian Prairies. The warfare here was largely categorized by the localized armored warfare that occurred throughout the front; as the region had few major industrial centers. With a larger number of troops and a degree of surprise, the Yankees made significant progress at first, pushing the Canadians back. Calgary became the scene of heavy fighting before the Yankees were able to capture it in early May. The towns of Regina and Saskatoon also fell around the same time. In the east, the Yankee advance continued, reaching the outskirts of Winnipeg by mid-May. However, it was in early June that the Canadians were largely able to regroup, counterattacking all along the front and stalling the Yankee advance. The front has remained largely static since then, although the Canadians have made some progress in the west, moving back into the area around Calgary.

In the border in the Pacific coast and in the Great Lakes region, despite frequent skirmishes, cross-border gunfights, and a few bombing runs, there were no major offensives.

(USSA: -10 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry V Brigades, -4 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Light Tank I Brigade, -1 Medium Tank II Brigade, -1 Fighter II Wing)
(Canada: -10 Infantry IV Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Motorized Brigade, -2 Light Tank I Brigades, -1 Fighter I Wing)


Invasion of New England
Boston, New England

Concurrently with the invasions of Canada and the Confederacy, the United Socialist States of America in late April launched an offensive into the recently created Republic of New England, perhaps expecting a relatively easy fight against the far smaller country’s military. However, the New Englanders had spent the better part of the last several years fortifying their border, and the New Englanders were well dug in and relatively well-prepared for any type of assault that awaited them. The element of surprise quickly wore off, and the Yankee advance stalled. Although the line was breached in several locations in May, particularly in southern Vermont and western Massachusetts, the New English were quite effective at plugging the holes and restoring the front, giving little ground, counterattacked later that month, although progress was slow. The air war has been decisive at best, although Boston did suffer several bombing runs, and the New English air force was able to conduct several retaliatory strikes on New York City. The New Englanders were aided by their navy, which sailed into Long Island Sound and fired their guns on parts of Queens and the Bronx. In June, the New Englanders were able to launch a successful but slow counterattack along the coast in Connecticut, spearheaded by armor, and it was not until they reached the northern fringes of urban New York that the Yankees were able to halt them.

(USSA: -10 Infantry III Brigades, -4 Infantry V Brigades, -4 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Motorized Brigade, -1 Fighter I Wing, -1 Fighter II Wing, -1 Bomber I Wing)
(New England: -9 Infantry IV Brigades, -3 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Motorized I Brigade, -1 Light Tank Brigade, -2 Fighter I Wings, -1 Interceptor Wing)


The Battle of the Atlantic
New York, United Socialist States of America

The major battle that occurred in the Atlantic was the Battle of the Sargasso Sea, when the United Socialist States of America’s Atlantic Fleet intercepted the Confederate navy as it attempted to cross the Atlantic. The two sides had parity in all but carriers; the Yankees had two more than the Dixies. The battle was, overall, a draw, but it was critical in that it prevented the Confederate navy from reaching Europe and delivering what might have been critical support to the League Powers in that region. However, several skirmishes between the British fleet and the Yankees proved that the British still had superiority in the North Atlantic, allowing the passage of men and materiel from Canada.

(USSA: -3 Destroyers, -2 Light Cruisers, -1 Heavy Cruiser, -1 Battleship, -1 Carrier I)
(CSA: -4 Destroyers, -2 Light Cruiser, -2 Heavy Cruisers, -2 Battleships, -1 Carrier II)
(Great Britain: -1 Destroyer)

The Western Front
Calais, France

In March 1939, French forces led by Alphonse Juin stormed across the border into the Netherlands. Even though the Dutch had expected and begun planning for such an invasion as early as the French annexation of Belgium some time earlier, they were taken by surprise due to the sheer swiftness of the assault. Heavily outnumbered and outgunned, and under intense and constant bombardment from above, the Dutch defenders were unable to mount any sort of effective defense against the rapidly moving French infantry and armor. In less than a week, a sizable portion of the Dutch army had surrendered, and the entire country was under French occupation. Much of the Dutch navy was destroyed by French bombardment before it could leave port, and what was left was captured by the French. Nevertheless, the coast stayed under Dutch control long enough for the core of the Dutch government to flee across the Channel to safer grounds in England, along with the scattered parts of the navy and air force that had not yet been destroyed. A few other Dutch brigades managed to retreat across the border into Germany, where they have attempted to keep fighting.


Following that, the French moved across the border into Germany, with their general direction turning south heading down the Rhine Valley. A similar strategy was used, as the French combined rapidly-moving armored formations with heavy aerial support. However, the Germans managed to do their best on short notice to form several flexible defensive lines of hard points, with anti-tank and anti-aircraft weaponry aplenty, in an effort to fight the seemingly unstoppable French advance. This strategy proved to be a partial success; initially, the French seemed to be moving through Germany just as fast as they moved through the Netherlands, but as the Germans got their act together, they were able to anticipate the French moves and slow their progress, and the French tank crews found themselves having to deal with hardened German pockets that were difficult to eliminate. The Germans were unable to outright halt the French advance in Luxembourg and Saarland, as the French successfully took Essen, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Bonn, Dortmund, and Frankfurt-am-Mein, but the Germans have been able to slow it down to a relative crawl. In the northeast, the situation is similar, but the Germans managed to pull off their first outright victory against the French, successfully preventing the city of Bielefeld from falling in June. Fighting is also ongoing in the city of Bremen.


In France proper, several northern cities, including Caen, Le Havre, Rouen, and Brest, came under attack from British bombers. On several occasions, Paris itself came under attack. French attempts to repulse the British were hampered by the use of the new British jet fighters, which – both metaphorically and literally – were able to fly circles around the French.

(France: -16 Infantry IV Brigades, -4 Artillery II Brigades, -5 Motorized II Brigades, -2 Light Tank II Brigades, -2 Medium Tank II Brigades, -3 Fighter II Wings, -1 Bomber I Wing, -2 Interceptor I Wings)
(Netherlands: -45 Infantry IV Brigades [KIA: -14 Infantry IV Brigades], -10 Artillery II Brigades, [KIA: -3 Artillery II Brigades], -5 Destroyers, -3 Light Cruisers, -4 Heavy Cruisers, -2 Fighter I Wings, -1 Interceptor I Wing)
(Germany: -24 Infantry III Brigades, -9 Infantry IV Brigades, -5 Artillery II Brigades, -3 Light Tank I Brigades, -1 Medium Tank I Brigade, -1 Medium Tank II Brigade, -1 Motorized II Brigade, -2 Fighter I Wings, -1 Fighter II Wing, -1 Interceptor I Wing)
(Great Britain: -1 Fighter I Wing)
(Ireland: -2 Infantry IV Brigades)

War in Central Europe
Vienna, Austria

In May 1939, following Austria’s entrance into the global conflict, Central Europe erupted into warfare as Austria launched an invasion of neighboring Bohemia-Moravia from the south. The war began in the air, with the Austrian and Czech air forces clashing. Although the Austrians would eventually triumph and achieve general air superiority in the area thanks to greater numbers, it would take well over a month. Simultaneously, Austrian ground forces crossed the border, aided by armor. The ability of the Czechs to defend their territory was hampered by the efforts of radicalized German civilians in the country, at the behest of the Austrians, to cause disruptions to Czech supplies. Thanks to a combination of these two factors, the Austrians, although outnumbered, were able to push through western Bohemia-Moravia relatively quickly. Nevertheless, the Czechs and their German allies were able to stall the Austrian advance in urban Prague. Heavy fighting erupted in and around the city, and intense anti-aircraft fire prevented the Austrians from conducting effective bombing runs. As of the first of July 1939, the part of the city south of the Danube has fallen to Austria. The Jan Sramek-led government of Bohemia-Moravia was evacuated to the eastern city of Brno, and has vowed to continue the fight against the Phalanx.


Concurrently, the Hungarian army, supported by a Soviet army group, crossed the frontier into Slovakia, which had decided to reject an ultimatum from Moscow and fight alongside its German and Czech allies. The assault began in earnest with vast numbers of Soviet tanks and Hungarian men crossing the border and sweeping across the entire country, with special attention given to the capital. The Slovaks were able to hold Bratislava for several days thanks to a defensive line that had been set up at short notice, but in the end a full armored assault was too much for the defenders to take, and by June the capital had fallen. King Mojmir III, Ivan Derer, and the remainder of the Slovakian social democratic government have evacuated and been re-established as a government in exile in Berlin, from where they have vowed to liberate the Slovak homeland at all costs. The part of the Slovak army that did not surrender fled to Bohemia-Moravia, whom they have pledged allegiance to. The Soviets unceremoniously pressed on into southern Poland, while the Hungarians assumed the duty of military occupation and mopping up the remaining resistance, of which there is no shortage.

Surprisingly, despite Austrian and German troops clashing in Bohemia-Moravia, there has been comparatively little action along the Austro-German frontier so far; the Austrians have chosen to dig in and protect the border, whereas the Germans seem to have been too preoccupied elsewhere to conduct major operations along this front.

(Austria: -6 Infantry III Brigades, -1 Infantry IV Brigade, -1 Mountain Brigade, -3 Fighter I Wings, -1 Bomber I Wing, - 1 Interceptor I Wing)
(Hungary: -4 Militia Brigades, -4 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Fighter I Wing)
(Soviet Union: -6 Militia Brigades, -3 Infantry III Brigades, -1 Infantry V Brigade, -1 Motorized Brigade, -1 Light Tank I Brigade)
(Bohemia-Moravia: -5 Infantry III Brigades, -12 Infantry IV Brigades, -8 Artillery II Brigades, -3 Fighter I Wings, -2 Interceptor I Wings; +4 Slovak Infantry III Brigades, +6 Slovak Infantry IV Brigades, +2 Slovak Artillery II Brigades)
(Slovakia: -7 Infantry III Brigades, -6 Infantry IV Brigades, -3 Artillery II Brigades; -Existence)

The Eastern Front
Danzig, Germany

In February 1939, growing discontent against the fascist government of Marian Zyndram-Koscialkowski, in part due to escalating casualties in the war, and also due to that government’s close relations with the Germans, led to a military coup led by Marshal of the Free Polish Army, Edward Rydz-Śmigły. A treaty was signed between the new government and Moscow early in the year wherein Rydz-Śmigły’s government agreed to military support the Soviet Union against Germany. However, before the new government could settle in, the German army, alongside loyalist elements of the Free Polish Army, entered into Poland, ousted Rydz-Śmigły, and re-established Zyndram-Koscialkowski’s government, as a German-friendly state. This lasted approximately until the Red Army launched their own offensive into Poland, thanks to Rydz-Śmigły-supportive brigades manning the Sobieski Line. The Soviets steadily drove the Germans back, and by June had recaptured Warsaw, restoring Rydz-Śmigły, although parts of the country along the western border remain under German control.


(Germany: -9 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -3 Artillery II Brigades, -2 Fighter I Wings, -2 Fighter II Wings, -1 Interceptor I Wing)
(Poland: -13 Infantry III Brigades, -4 Infantry IV Brigades, -3 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Fighter I Wing; +10% Dissent)
(Soviet Union: -11 Militia Brigades, -5 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -1 Medium Tank II Brigade, -3 Fighter II Wings)

Fighting in the Mediterranean
Tunis, Italian North Africa

As soon as war between France and Germany was declared, the Italians quickly sailed from Tunis and captured the island of Malta from Britain without much resistance. Simultaneously, the British fleet left its station in the Black Sea and sailed into the Mediterranean proper. The Italian carrier fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean, with the exception of a number of support ships attempting to keep supply lines open, moved into the narrow waters between Cyprus and the mainland, and the British admiral elected not to pursue them in order to avoid entering a killing zone. Instead, the British parked between Sicily, Greece, and Cyrenaica, choking off the Italian supply lines to their landing zone in the Levant. Several Italian attempts to dislodge the British were all unsuccessful. Additionally, Sicily and the Italian mainland suffered several bombing runs from the British carriers, as did the Italians stationed in Cyprus. However, runs by Italian submarines did take their toll, sinking multiple British capital ships.

(Great Britain: -1 Destroyer, -1 Heavy Cruiser, -1 Battleship)
(Italy: -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -3 Destroyers, -1 Light Cruiser, -1 Heavy Cruiser, -2 Submarines)

Fighting in the Balkans
Bucharest, Romania

Civil war-torn Romania was pulled into the greater conflict when a Soviet army crossed the border in order to aid the Communists against the Monarchists. Although they had support from Bulgaria, the Monarchists also found themselves fighting Serbia at the same time. The Soviet vanguard crossed the Dniester River in late February as the Communists launched an armored offensive directly towards Iasi, and the city and capital of the Monarchist government fell by mid-March after a lopsided battle. King Carol II and Ion Antenescu have both been apprehended, and are now both languishing in a Communist-administered prison. The Serbians invaded Romania from the west, occupying much of Transylvania. The Bulgarians attempted their own invasion of the Communist-controlled areas, achieving progress at first, reaching the outskirts of Bucharest itself by the end of March. However, this progress was short-lived, as in April the Bulgarians found themselves facing the same Soviet army that had so easily defeated the Monarchist Romanans; the Soviets proceeded to cross the Danube and invade Bulgaria, as their armor allowed them to easily make rapid progress. Simultaneously, Serbia invaded Bulgaria from the west; as the bulk of the Bulgarian army was busy elsewhere, the Serbian army easily advanced, and after a brief period of fighting, they were able to take Sofia. King Boris has evacuated to Plovdiv, but it seems increasingly clear that he may be fighting a losing war, and support for his government has begun to evaporate.

(Communist Romania: -4 Infantry III Brigades, -1 Infantry IV Brigade, -9 Militia Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Fighter I Wing, -1 Interceptor I Wing)
(Serbia: -2 Infantry III Brigades, -4 Militia Brigades, -2 Mounted Brigades)
(Soviet Union: -5 Infantry III Brigades, -1 Infantry IV Brigade)
(Monarchist Romania: -5 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -8 Militia Brigades, -1 Mounted Brigade, -1 Artillery II Brigades; -Existence)
(Bulgaria: -8 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Fighter I Wing; +5% Dissent)


The Rumelian Campaign
Athens, Greece

The Greeks entered 1939 with high hopes that would take Constantinople, as they resumed their offensive eastwards, and they reached within artillery distance of the city itself. However, their hopes were short-lived as the Ottomans launched a counterattack, with superiority in both numbers and weapons, and were able to steadily push the Greeks back for several months, although not without casualties. For a while, it looked as if the Greeks would lose all of the land that they had gained. Then, Italian reinforcements from Albania showed up; with copious amounts of armor, the combined Greco-Italian forces regained their territory, and more. By the end of June, the Phalanx army had reached the western outskirts of Constantinople, and only an emergency line of defense was able to halt the current advance.

(Greece: -7 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -1 Artillery II Brigade, -1 Mountain Brigade)
(Italy: -3 Infantry IV Brigades, -1 Artillery II Brigade, -1 Light Tank II Brigade)
(Ottoman Empire: -5 Infantry III Brigades, -4 Infantry IV Brigades, -10 Militia Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades)

The Caucasus Front
Yerevan, Soviet Union

Once again, there was little ground fighting along this front; instead, most of the fighting occurred in the skies. Both sides had effective parity in the strength of their local air elements, and the air war went back and forth for several months. By March however, the League had gained a brief upper hand, allowing the British repeatedly bombed the Soviet oil fields in Azerbaijan for a number of days. This caused moderate disruptions to the Soviet economy thanks to a number of petroleum shortages that resulted. The Soviets managed to counterattack and restore the status quo quickly after that, preventing further damage.

(Great Britain: -3 Fighter II Wings)
(Ottoman Empire: -2 Infantry III Brigades, -7 Militia Brigades, -4 Fighter I Wings)
(Soviet Union: -4 Infantry III Brigades, -3 Fighter II Wings)

Fighting in Arabia
Cairo, British Egypt

The Italian forces who had landed in the Levant began the year by pushing south in an attempt to reach Egypt and perhaps cut off the Suez Canal. After advancing south and securing much of Palestine, they were counterattacked by British and Ottoman forces in the region in February, stalling the Italian advance. The counterattacks continued throughout the remainder of the year, but failed to make any significant further progress. The Italians mounted a second offensive in March and April, which held in the north and east and broke through in the south. Faster progress followed the second offensive, and by the end of June, the Italians had secured all of Palestine, including Jerusalem, and were encroaching on the British-held Sinai Peninsula. Further advances, however, have been hampered by looming supply shortages.

(Ottoman Empire: -4 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -1 Mounted Brigade, -1 Artillery II Brigade, -19 Militia Brigades)
(Great Britain: -4 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -1 Artillery II Brigade)
(Italy: -5 Infantry III Brigades, -6 Infantry IV Brigades, -2 Light Tank II Brigades, -4 Artillery II Brigades)


Fighting in West Africa
Lagos, British West Africa

Although it was a relative sideshow to the mass conflict occurring elsewhere, the colonial possessions in West Africa saw a degree of limited fighting between French and British forces in the region. In April, French forces crossed the border into British territory along the Niger River. Due to greater numbers, the French were able to by and large emerge victorious from the few battles that have occurred in the region. Further offensives throughout May and June captured several towns and chiefdoms in the northern part of British West Africa, but the wealthier and more valuable coastline remains firmly in British hands.

Additionally, in April, France seized the Gambia from Great Britain with little effort and virtually no casualties.

(France: -1 Infantry III Brigade)
(Great Britain: -1 Infantry III Brigade)

Fighting in Central Africa
Leopoldville, Congo

April 1939 saw Congolese forces, supported by French forces that had been stationed there, cross the Congo River into German Equatorial Africa. Due to simple numerical superiority, the French and Congolese invaders quickly overwhelmed the German defenders in the area, and secured wide swathes of land from the coast to the border with Britain. Casualties from battle were light; most of the deaths for both sides were due to outbreaks of malaria or other tropical diseases. Most of the remaining German defenders have holed up in Buea or other cities in Kamerun, preparing for Phalanx assault.

The southern and eastern parts of the Congo, however were disrupted by a widespread uprising that occurred there, starting in late March and early April. The rebels mostly consisted of two groups: first, native African peoples angered at the existing government, and second, a company of several hundred South African and Rhodesian filibusters, adventurers, and vagabonds, who had come to the Congo in search of new lands for themselves in the spirit of their 19th century counterparts. Multiple major towns were taken by the rebels throughout April; however, the general disorganization of the rebels, and their lack of a cohesive goal, meant that elements of the Congolese army were, at first, easily able to put them down. However, it was the introduction of a contingent of British troops that helped turn the tide against the government; much of the southeastern corner of Congo now lies under effective British occupation.

(Congo: -1 Infantry III Brigade, -1 Militia Brigade)
(France: -2 Infantry IV Brigades)
(Germany: -3 Infantry III Brigades)
(Great Britain: -1 Infantry III Brigade)


Fighting in East Africa
Mogadishu, Italian East Africa

The Italians stationed in Abyssinia and Somaliland began the year with an invasion of British Somaliland. The invasion was rapid, and the Italians quickly secured the area, with few casualties. After that, the Italians began an offensive southward, into British East Africa. The British pulled their forces into the highlands, making progress in Kenya slow. To the west, the Italians moved into Uganda, and by June, had captured much of the region, although not without a few deaths from tropical disease. Nevertheless, the Italians were successful in reaching the Congolese border, effectively bisecting the British possessions in Africa.

Additionally, South Africa seized the remaining French possessions in the Southern Ocean.

(Italy: -3 Infantry III Brigades, -1 Artillery II Brigade)
(Great Britain: -1 Infantry III Brigade)


The Asian Front
Harbin, China

The Sino-Soviet border once again saw comparatively little action; aside from minor cross-border skirmishes and discharging of weapons, almost all of the fighting here occurred in the skies above Siberia and northern China. The Soviets deployed planes in far greater numbers than before; however, they had to contend with the new British jet fighters that the Chinese had recieved. Far faster and far more maneuverable than anything seen before, the jets stunned Soviet pilots, who did not have the capability to easily counter them; nevertheless, the air war remained indecisive thanks to the disproportionate Soviet advantage in numbers. In May, the Chinese, supported by Free Russia, attempted to make a further up the Pacific coast, towards Khabarovsk. They were able to advance relatively quickly at first, but then a Soviet army, supported by armor and the Finnish expeditionary force, counterattacked and reversed the Chinese advance. The counterattack was able to restore the front line almost to what it was at the beginning of the year.

Additionally, in March, China launched an offensive into Turkestan, making heavy use of cavalry and mountain soldiers in order to fight in the mountainous region. Although the terrain made progress slow and difficult, and supplies had to be carried by horseback, by July the Chinese were able to secure several major towns in the region, including Almaty, Bishkek, and Dushanbe. Nevertheless, the Chinese suffered high casualties, as the Soviet and especially Finnish soldiers stationed here were able to hide in the mountains and fire at the Chinese from protected positions as they passed by, and counterattacks have already begun. As they had done earlier in Vladivostok, the Chinese have set up an autonomous protectorate instead of assuming direct military governance. A local anti-Communist leader, Kapiton Kuznetsov, has been placed in charge of the Central Asian Alliance, seated in Bishkek.

(China: -18 Infantry III Brigades, -5 Infantry IV Brigades, -3 Mountain Brigades, -4 Mounted Brigades, -3 Artillery I Brigades, -2 Fighter II Wings, -1 Bomber I Wing, -1 Interceptor II Wing)
(Free Russia: -4 Militia Brigades)
(+Central Asian Alliance)
(Soviet Union: -4 Infantry IV Brigades, -2 Infantry V Brigades, -1 Motorized I Brigade, -4 Fighter II Wings)
(Finland: -1 Infantry III Brigade)


The Sino-Japanese War
Tokyo, Japan

In the air, the conflict between China and Japan was lopsided. The Japanese initiated a large-scale bombing campaign against China’s railroads, ports, and airfields across the country. Additionally, the Japanese bombed the dikes holding back the Yellow River, causing widespread flooding and hundreds of thousands of deaths. However, the Chinese air force was able to deploy planes, plus the new British jets, in numbers sufficient to spare them from what could have been the worst of the Japanese assault. At sea, the Japanese fleet moved close to the Chinese coast at several locations, instituting a blockade of critical civilian and military ports; shipments into China from Europe now have to take the far more hazardous route through Burma or through the Himalayas. In addition, the Chinese fleet became bottled up in port, where they became the target of bombing from the air. The Chinese attempted to counter by attempting to bomb the Japanese; their bombers were easily repulsed after a small number of support ships were sunk. However, Chinese submarines quickly and discreetly moved out and struck at the heart of the Japanese fleet, sinking two of the Japanese carriers and another three capital ships before they were destroyed by Japanese depth charges.

(Japan: -2 Destroyers, -1 Light Cruiser, -2 Battleships, -2 Carriers I, -3 Fighter I Wings, -2 Bomber I Wings, -1 Interceptor I Wing)
(China: -4 Destroyers, -2 Light Cruisers, -1 Heavy Cruiser, -3 Submarines, -2 Fighter I Wings, -2 Fighter II Wings, -1 Bomber I Wing, -1 Interceptor I Wing)

Other Events in the Americas​

New England Socialists Arrested
Boston, New England

After the outbreak of war with the United Socialist States of America, there were fears amongst the New English public and populace that the country’s socialists might attempt a revolution, or otherwise take action that could compromise the war effort. To counter this, President Kennedy signed a bill passed by the New English legislature authorizing the forced disbanding of all political groups affiliated with the United Socialist States or America or those that overtly affiliate with socialist or communist ideals, and the emergency incarceration of their leaders. Police action following this was swift, and many of those leaders simply did not have time to go underground fast enough. Although some among the working class and the opposition are outraged, it seems that the New English have been successful in removing the backbone of any possible revolution.
(New England: -2% Dissent)

Confederacy Creates Negro Brigades
Montgomery, Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America, in a landmark move for race relations in that country, has opened up its army for Negroes to serve. This has helped rid the country of much of what would otherwise be a quite dissentious group among its populace, as many of the otherwise restless Negroes in Dixie have chosen to enlist in hopes in finding stable pay and food. This change comes at a critical juncture, as the country faces a fight, possibly for its very survival, against the United Socialist States of America, and it is probably for that exact reason why there has been very little opposition to the measure.
(CSA: -3% Dissent)

Continued Developments in Mexico
Mexico City, Mexica Socialist Republic

The government in Mexico City has continued to socialize and reform the country. The military has also begun to be reformed; automatic employment into the Mexica Socialist Republic’s armed forces has been given for the unemployed. Younger and fitter persons are to be sent out into combat roles, while others will be sent into support roles or jobs at the homefront. Many have taken up this opportunity, in order to guarantee themselves and their families a steady supply of food and cash. In a radical move, the country is also allowing women to join the armed forces in combat roles. While this move has been criticized heavily by social conservatives, most of those social conservatives have simply had their voices drowned out by the inertia of revolutionary fervor, and the fact that several women’s brigades did fight in the civil war.
(Mexica SR: -3% Dissent)

Right-Wing Uprising in Colombia
Bogota, Colombia

Colombia was badly shaken this year by a rebellion that attempted to overthrow that country’s elected social democratic government. The revolt began in February with attacks on several military bases in the southern half of the country by well-armed members of a major right-wing paramilitary organization, and quickly gathered steam, especially after government forces were pushed out of several southern towns, including the city of Cali, and the beginning of a corresponding separatist uprising against the government in parts of Panama. However, the rebels failed to gather much support outside those areas, and an organized, large-scale government counterattack followed. By June, government forces seemed to have by and large pushed the rebellion out of any major towns, but they have not been completely eliminated.
(Colombia: +5% Dissent; -6 Infantry IV Brigades, -1 Mounted Brigade, -2 Artillery II Brigades)

Venezuela Begins Fortifying Border
Caracas, Venezuela

The Venezuelan government has begun fortifying that country’s border, especially with Colombia, which the newly elected FUN government has accused as being part of the Red Menace. Existing border defenses are being overhauled, and Maracaibo and other borer towns are being fortified. Roads and other transport infrastructure close to the border is also being overhauled, in order to ensure that military assets can be rapidly relocated in the event of a Colombian invasion of Venezuela. As the uprising in Colombia ran its course starting in February, pace of construction as accelerated.

Miscellany

The Argentinian government announced that the comprehensive infrastructure expansion program it had begun work on in 1936 was completed this year. The program’s completion has been flaunted by the ruling Alvear administration as part of a series of political campaigns and rallies aimed at garnering support amongst Argentina’s youth for the Liberal Party in elections that will be coming two years from now. Additionally, the government has encouraged new development to center around the new highways and railways. (Argentina: -2% Dissent)

A number of propaganda campaigns, sting operations, and other related actions by the new Ecuadorian government against members of the former Socialist Party seem to have paid off significantly; most Socialists of any significance are either in prison or managed to flee the country before the fall of Quito. Similar propaganda campaigns, along with noted economic growth and sharply declining unemployment, have warmed up the populace to the new government. (Ecuador: -5% Dissent)

Brazilian state media was lit up this year by a sequence of public debates, facilitated by the ruling Partido Integralista, regarding the potential benefits and consequences of Brazilian entrance in the Second Great War. The debates were marked by a radical shift in tone as the true extent of the United Socialist States of America’s involvement in the war became known.

To encourage oil development in the country, Venezuela has deregulated the purchase of soil for foreigners, as well as created a public-private joint company, the Bolivariana de Petróleos. Brazilian companies have been especially quick to jump on the opportunity, but few others have.

Other Events in Europe​

Portugal Begins Reconstruction
Lisbon, Portugal

Since the end of the Portuguese civil war in the latter half of 1936, recurrent outbursts of political unrest have prevented the country from instituting a dedicated program to rebuild what was destroyed or damaged during the conflict. That is now changing: Domingos Oliveira has had a measure passed that will dedicate a significant amount of the government’s resources and effort to rebuilding the country, aided heavily by private firms. The measure was passed without much opposition, and in fact garnerd wide applause. The program has already helped put much of the Portuguese population, those left unemployed, displaced, and destitute after the war, back to work, which has helped distract many troublemakers or remnant socialists.
(Portugal: -3% Dissent)

Parliament Grants Prime Minister Emergency Powers
London, Great Britain

In an emergency session of Parliament, Prime Minister Oswald Mosley formally asked the British legislative body to grant him indefinite emergency wartime powers due to the necessity for total war. This greatly expands the legal authority of the New Order government, including the authorization of imprisonment without trial of dissenters. The vast pro-war sentiment of Parliament meant that the measure was approved swiftly. There has been some outcry from Laborites and other anti-Mosleyist politicians, but opposition has been few and far between, especially as the nation’s focus turns to the state of affairs on the far side of the Channel. The fate of the elections scheduled to occur in or before 1941 is still unclear.
(Great Britain: +2% Dissent)

The War on the French Homefront
Paris, France

As part of the escalating conflict, the French government has enacted several measures designed to ensure that the French war effort performs to the best of its ability. The draft has been instituted. Young Patriot brigades have been tasked with canvassing for volunteers, as well as collecting lint and scrap metal for the war effort and have been given firing practice and basic training in preparation for an expansion of the armed forces. French citizens have also been encouraged to grow food in their gardens or backyards, or even in urban green spaces, in order to feed the vast numbers in the French army. The government has also begun giving subsidies to newly married couples over the lowered age of sixteen, in an attempt to ensure that the “lost generation” problem that Europe suffered after the First Great War does not recur in France; most of the men who would have gotten married are serving in the army, so the policy has had a limited effect hitherto.

The War on the German Homefront
Berlin, Germany

In similar fashion to France, the German government has also taken measures to prepare for the escalating war. A national draft has been instituted. The national bank has also shifted its focus to aid the manufacturing and resource extraction sectors of the German economy, and it also has begun issuing large loans, at low interest rates, to those firms that are critical for keeping the war effort functioning.

Dutch Government Goes Into Exile
London, Great Britain

With the fall of the Netherlands proper to invading Frenchmen, the core of the Dutch government – namely, Queen Wilhelmina and Prime Minister Albarda – was able to escape and evacuate the country. They have since re-established themselves in a building in London. The exiled government has pledged to do whatever it takes to liberate their homeland from the French jackboot. The Dutch possessions in the Caribbean and South America, as well as the Dutch East Indies, remain relatively secure, although the disruption to colonial administration caused by the fall of the Netherlands means that some of the colonies may not stay loyal for long.
(All Dutch Colonies: +5% Dissent)

Scandinavian Elections
Copenhagen, Scandinavia

The people of Scandinavia went to the polls this year for the 1939 general elections. The ruling Labor Party went into the elections riding a wave of massive working- and even middle-class support, although they were detested by the country’s businessmen and upper-class, increasingly so after the party’s rhetoric has taken on an increasingly socialist, and even pro-Soviet, tilt in the past few years. Among the promises made by the Labor Party platform was the establishment of a social security program, and a similar establishment of a greatly expanded government-sponsored healthcare system, both of which proved to be quite popular. The aforementioned businessmen attempted to shell out copious amounts of money in an effort to prevent the Labor Party’s re-election; in this case, it was not enough. The Labor Party swept to power, with an even greater majority than the last time. Both of the promised systems have begun to be implemented almost immediately.
(Scandinavia: -3% Dissent)

Finland Prepares for War
Helsinki, Finland

The Finnish government has taken steps to prepare the country for war. Industrial production has begun to be shifted to war materials, recycling and donation programs have been instituted, and rationing of strategic industrial materials has begun. Additionally, the Finnish government has asked all Finns living abroad to return home, and has promised amnesty for all returning Finns excepting those wanted for treason or other capital crimes. This includes those who fought for the Whites during the Finnish Civil War; the government has promised monetary compensation and even restoration of property for some. Some heads have been turned, and some Whites are clearly using this as an excuse to try and covertly spread counterrevolutionary sentiment, and a few have been apprehended for doing so. Further opposition comes from within the Communist Party, from hardliners opposed to what they see as pandering to counterrevolutionaries.
(Finland: +2% Dissent)

Miscellany

A report released by the Serbian economic ministry just before Serbia’s entrance into the war announced the formal end of the state-sponsored expansion of the mining sector and the corresponding infrastructure, which had begun several years ago.

The largest organized anti-Communist paramilitary organization operating in Epirus has disbanded itself, citing the need for solidarity among the Greek people in the struggle against the Ottoman Empire. Although several smaller, more extremist, insurgent groups continue to operate in the region, this serves a major, and possibly fatal, blow to Greece’s domestic anti-Communist movement. (Greece: -3% Dissent)

Other Events in the Middle East and Africa​

Persia Opens Borders for Refugees
Tehran, Persia

As the war between Persia’s neighbors the Ottoman Empire and Soviet Union heated up through the second quarter of 1939, Reza Shah of Persia not only announced that Persia would remain neutral, but also that it would be a haven for those fleeing the war. To that end, the Persian government has set up refugee camps along its border. Although multiple countries have officially declared neutrality, Persia is, as of July 1939, the only one among that group to officially accept refugees in large numbers. Most of the refugees were in fact Kurds, Armenians, and members of other ethnic minorities crossing the border to escape increased crackdowns and persecution in the eastern parts of the Empire during the past year. There has been some concern raised that the influx of refugees might prove to be a destabilizing influence, but it has been largely ignored.

Disruption of the Hajj
Riyadh, Ottoman Empire

After the Ottoman Empire invaded Saudi Arabia last year, there were fears that 1357 AH’s hajj would be severely affected by the fighting. Despite the fact that the fighting in Arabia itself has died down, those fears have proven themselves to be true. This year’s hajj, which was to have occurred in around February 1939, has been severely disrupted as travel to the region remains treacherous and restricted, despite the Ottoman Empire’s best efforts to ensure otherwise; the current fighting in the Levant, as well as the related conflict in the Horn of Africa, has prevented people from around the Muslim world from making the pilgrimage, as has the damage to infrastructure in the Hedjaz from the fighting last year. The Ottoman Empire has been the favored scapegoat for those in the Muslim community who have been deeply angered, and this has only served to harden Arab hatred for the Turks.
(Ottoman Empire: +3% Dissent)

Arrests of Nationalists in Portuguese Colonies
Luanda, Portuguese South Africa

The Portuguese colonial authorities have countered last year’s increased wave of Portuguese nationalism with force this year, as the military presence in Africa was greatly ramped up, and force used against any and all pro-independence demonstrations. Additionally, on orders of Domingos Oliveira, several large nationalist organizations have been broken up, and their leaders arrested and tried on charges of sedition. Oliveria has leveled harsh rhetoric against the independence movements in the African colonies, labeling their supporters “treasonous anarchist-socialist bomb-throwers.” While some have criticized the moves as being disrespectful of human rights, the arrests have struck a major blow against independenece.
(All Portuguese Colonies: -5% Dissent)

Miscellany

Rhodesia has begun conscripting elements of its black populace into its military, to send overseas, in hopes of perhaps disposing of some rabble-rousers within its own borders. (Rhodesia: -2% Dissent)

Other Events in Asia and the Pacific​

Local Elections in India
Delhi, India

The first local elections under the newly implemented provincial system were held all across India this year. The elections are simply the progression of a mass reform program by the central government to create a new system of local governments. The elections have given a broad spectrum of political parties, running the gamut from Islamic nationalists to Communists, power in various regions of India, and begun to crystalize a hierarchy of government levels within the country, as debates are already raging on what the extent of the local governments is, and what it should be. The Indian legislature is planned to be reorganized, such that each province will elect representatives. It has yet to be seen how the new system will function in the long run, but all indications are that the country is pleased with the results thus far.
(India: -2% Dissent)

Widespread Flooding in China
Lanzhou, China

The bombing of the dikes along the Yellow River, and to a lesser extent, the Yangtze River, in northern China (see Second Great War) by the Japanese created large-scale flooding and destruction across wide swathes of the country. With many of the dikes holding back the Yellow River abruptly destroyed, the river rapidly and heavily overflowed its banks and flooded almost everything along its route. The death toll is estimated at almost half a million, and millions more have been left homeless and displaced. Farms and fields have also been abandoned, meaning that the following several months will likely see a degree of food shortages and even famine. This will likely be recorded as one of the worst, if not the worst, acts of environmental warfare in human history.
(China: +5% Dissent)


First Elections in the Independent Philippines
Manila, Philippines

The newly independent Filipino populace went to the polls this year. Initially, Manuel Quezon, widely seen as the architect of the new nation, offered to some of his opponents that they would be part of a united provisional government in return for his leadership, until the end of the war. His proposal was quickly rejected. The elections were mostly fought between Liberals and Conservatives; the Conservatives ran on a pro-China, pro-war platform, whereas Liberals ran on a largely anti-China, anti-war platform. The electoral campaign was highly divisive, and many voters ended up feeling alienated and voted for smaller, more extreme voters. The public favored the Conservatives over the Liberals by a narrow margin; anti-war sentiment was high, but support for China was even higher due to perceived Chinese aid in achieving independence. However, the Conservatives still had no majority, and the Liberals were able to form a minority government by pandering to several smaller moderate and social democratic parties. Liberal leader Manuel Roxas has become the new prime minister.
(Philippines: +3% Dissent)

Rising Pro-Independence Sentiment in the Dutch East Indies
Batavia, Dutch East Indies

With the fall of Amsterdam to French forces, the disruptions to the colonial administration of the Dutch East Indies were significant. All across the colonies, supporters of independence are rapidly gathering strength. Cities and towns all over the Dutch colonies saw increased pro-independence demonstrations, with size and fervor never before seen. However, there remains little unity among the pro-independence groups, despite the fact that support for breaking away from the Netherlands is high among all sections of the Dutch East Indies’ populace, and therefore the Dutch colonial administration has been able to more or less keep things under control. The Dutch government in London has stated that it will do whatever it takes to keep the Dutch East Indies in line.
(Dutch East Indies: +10% Dissent)

Australia Moves Closer to Independence Referendum
Canberra, Australia

Prime Minister Robert Menzies of Australia made it clear that his country’s involvement in the war was grudging at best, and more a matter of national honor than anything. Menzies has made it clear that he is going against his wishes by embroiling his country in the war. Some, more radical, pro-independence politicians have suggested that instead of just making talk, the Australian government should jump on the opportunity provided by Great Britain’s being distracted elsewhere on simply declare independence now. Less than a decade ago, such statements would have been tantamount to blasphemy. Today however, the Australian public seems to be more willing than ever to try out full independence from Great Britain, and recent polls suggest that support for independence is hovering at around the fifty percent mark. The gulf between Canberra and London is widening, and it may soon become far too late to save it.

Miscellany

Reports arriving in Kabul suggest that Afghan tribal leaders angered by the country’s strong modernization efforts (Afghanistan: +4% Dissent)

In April 1939, Mohandas K. Gandhi, widely considered the father and public face of the Indian nation, passed away of what is believed to be cardiac arrest. Gandhi was one of the most outspoken opponents of Indian – or, for that matter, anyone’s – involvement in the war, and had repeatedly called for the nations involved to settle their disputes diplomatically and peacefully.

The Siamese Academy of Science has been completed and inaugurated by King Rama VII. Much of the Academy’s current research work is largely related to industry and manufacturing, and the hope is that the Academy will allow Siam to become, technologically and economically, on par with the other Asian powers.

The electrification program started by the Corean government several years ago has now reached its completion. Most estimates show that Corea is now the most electrified country in Asia.

In January, a heated parliamentary debate over Australia’s role in the war turned into a brawl, and resulted in two Australian MPs being hospitalized.

OOC

Whew. Calculating everything took a lot longer than I anticipated, accounting for the delays. Sorry.

Yes, I am aware that image of “German” rocket artillery is actually Russian. Shut up

You may notice that there are units like Fighter IIIs, that some countries have. This is not a typo, and the unit list will be extended to demonstrate this, probably tomorrow.

Please inform me of any stats errors; in fact, there are probably quite a few, due to the immense amount of numbers that shifted. I’ll try and find them myself, but you’re better at finding these than I am.

Krzowwh, the Loser, mayor, Robert Can’t have been dropped for inactivity. The Dutch government-in-exile, Croatia, Haiti, Colombia are now open.
Additionally, bestshot9 and thomas.berubeg have been dropped per request, so Italy and New England are open. Also, ChiefDesigner, I’m still unclear as to what your status is?

Nintz: I’m not trying to single you out or anything, but your orders listed the turn as “Late 1983.”

J.K. Stockholme: Your friend didn’t send you the extra funds.

Carmen: Just to clarify, were you mobilizing? The one part of your orders sounded quite similar to what mobilizing is, but you didn’t explicitly state you were.

Diplomacy

To: Soviet Union, Japan
From: The Philippines

It is clear that you have no interest in waging war against us, and the people of our islands have no interest in waging war against you. In light of that fact, we offer both of your nations peace, status quo ante bellum.

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From: Empire of Brazil
To: Colombia
CC: Venezuela, Peru-Bolivia, Ecuador, All Other Concerned Parties
The tyrannical repression of the Colombian people by Red mindslaves in the service of the Butcher of the Kremlin has gone on long enough. The despotism of the Colombian Reds ends now. It is the desire of His Excellency President Vargas, and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Pedro III, that Brazilian blood should not be spilled and furthermore that further bloodshed ought to be avoided by all involved parties. Brazil is willing to act as a mediator to assist representatives of the Colombian people, as well as representatives of Colombian leftists, in assembling a new, democratic and non-communist government. Ruling officials within the Colombian socialist and communist parties will be barred from forming the new government, but existing governmental infrastructure and programs (where they do not infringe on the democratic rights of the Colombian people) shall be maintained, and a general amnesty shall be extended to all concerned persons. We urge the Colombian government to accept our offer, as regardless of our peaceful intentions, we are prepared to go to war to free the Colombian people from tyranny if it is necessary.

@Southern King: Great update! It wasn't my intention to mobilize until the economic project was completed. However, if I am still able to spend EP on that after mobilization, then consider Finland mobilized.

OOC: Excellent update. I think me and Crezth did well considering the circumstances.

Hm... I will tentatively be claiming New England as my return into this NES, tentatively because there might be a decent chance that I'm going to get crushed under the weight of the USSA. Still, I'll try my hand.

OOC: I think I must have forgot to put in my orders that I mobilized. They do realize that Brno is majority German right?

OOC: I love the Sikh and Indian Turks manning machine-gun nests in Palestine.

Great update, as usual. It does impress me how quick your updates are.

Excellent update SK! The way you write is great, I love it though I'm not sure why

Well, I suppose that could have gone worse. Still did pretty well though.

I think I've discovered France's theme:

Link to video.

Crazy enough for you Azale?

Nice update!

What does this mean?

Mobilized (Occupying 3; 10 occupied)

Birdjaguar said:

Nice update!

What does this mean?

Mobilized (Occupying 3; 10 occupied)

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Means that you are occupying 3 EP of someone else's territory, and 10 EP of your own is occupied by someone else, already added and taken off by the looks of it.

Edit Example:
Austria/Gem Hound
Economy: 78-5/0: Mobilized (occupying 11)

Bohemia-Moravia/NPC
Economy: 20-6/0: Mobilized (11 occupied)

I think I found an error; Slovakia shouldn't exist on the map or should appear occupied by Hungary at least.

League and Phalanx (as well as associated belligerents) world map:

Thanks everyone! Various NPCs will respond to diplo tomorrow since I'm tired.

I realized i forgot to set a deadline. I'll temporarily set it for next Wednesday, September 25, which should give everyone ample time to plan and get orders in, and give me ample time to do menial school things.

carmen510 said:

@Southern King: Great update! It wasn't my intention to mobilize until the economic project was completed. However, if I am still able to spend EP on that after mobilization, then consider Finland mobilized.

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In that case, yes, you would be able to spend on that, since it does directly benefit your military.

mythmonster2 said:

Hm... I will tentatively be claiming New England as my return into this NES, tentatively because there might be a decent chance that I'm going to get crushed under the weight of the USSA. Still, I'll try my hand.

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Sure, you're New England.

Gem Hound said:

OOC: I think I must have forgot to put in my orders that I mobilized. They do realize that Brno is majority German right?

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Ok, I'll accept this, Austria is mobilized. And to answer your question, Brno is less a permanent capital and more just where the government of Bohemia-Moravia is meeting temporarily, and there's enough soldiers there to keep the local Germans in line.

JoanK said:

OOC: I love the Sikh and Indian Turks manning machine-gun nests in Palestine.

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Those aren't Sikhs! That's, uh..an Ottoman soldier wearing a turban!

Birdjaguar said:

What does this mean?

Mobilized (Occupying 3; 10 occupied)

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What Gem Hound said.

J.K. Stockholme said:

I think I found an error; Slovakia shouldn't exist on the map or should appear occupied by Hungary at least.

League and Phalanx (as well as associated belligerents) world map:

Spoiler :

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Derp, can't believe I overlooked that. Thanks for pointing it out.

The Kingdom of Serbia congratulates the people of Romania for their victory and can soon hope to be able to organize and provide transparent and unbiased trials for the accused members in both the Communist and Monarchist factions. We hope that with this glorious victory, we can see a new prosperous, peaceful era in Eastern Europe.

To: King Boris III
From: The Kingdom of Serbia

Surrender yourself and your tyrannical ways; make way for a new democratic government in Bulgaria. Trust us, it'll be better.

To: The Kingdom of Serbia
From: The Kingdom of Bulgaria

We will not surrender. The nation of Bulgaria will fight to the end. Also, you are not one to talk about freedom and my supposed "tyrannical ways" when you ally yourselves with the communist terror of the Soviet Union and the illegal communist rebels who started a unjustified war against the nation of Romania. It seems you don't want peace and democracy, but instead wish to conquer the world with your communist allies. You attacked the innocent Romanians and my own innocent kingdom, it wouldn't be better.

OOC: Also, did you really think I would give up that quickly?

From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
To the Philippines

We will sign peace at status quo ante bellum provided Japan does the same.

To the Republic of China

That's two.

To the German Empire

We will bury you.

Js_9001 said:

To: The Kingdom of Serbia
From: The Kingdom of Bulgaria

We will not surrender. The nation of Bulgaria will fight to the end. Also, you are not one to talk about freedom and my supposed "tyrannical ways" when you ally yourselves with the communist terror of the Soviet Union and the illegal communist rebels who started a unjustified war against the nation of Romania. It seems you don't want peace and democracy, but instead wish to conquer the world with your communist allies. You attacked the innocent Romanians and my own innocent kingdom, it wouldn't be better

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Comrade, it is not the Soviet or Serbian armies that will bring about your downfall. It is the glorious arms of the Bulgarian people, risen up in opposition to a tyrant.

Workers of the World Unite!

To: Soviet Union
From: Germany

When I heard the learn’d astronomer;
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me;
When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them;
When I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon, unaccountable, I became tired and sick;
Till rising and gliding out, I wander’d off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,
Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.