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Nov/Dec 1940 Europe Not a whole lot to show for this turn, as it is a short one. 3 Axis impulses, 3 Allied impulses. I will write up all actions I can remember for the turn, and then post up the situation in each theatre as 1940 comes to a close.. First, Europe. Spanish reinforcements show up in Seville (6-5 MECH, 3-3 MIL) and in Cartagena (2-3 MIL). The weather turns snow in North Temperate and Rain in Med, which doesn't give the Axis much room to maneuver, but they are able to surround the Spanish Franco HQ. The CW intercept the German ground strike air, but the Whirlwind is shot down by German fighters. With 2 Stuka's hitting Franco, 1 rolls a lucky shot and disorganizes him, as well as the 3-3 INF in Madrid. Gort is missed and is given the option to provide defense HQ support for the German attack on Franco. He declines as doing so would put both defenders in Madrid disorganized. The attack destroys Franco, but at the cost of half units disorganized. This is not a big deal to the Germans who have 4 HQs in Spain (with Rundstedt on his way as well). After that loss, the CW decides to conserve strength and begin to pull out of Spain. Gort is railed to Tangiers, and the remaining Spanish forces, the MECH and the 2 new MIL's move towards the ports to be evacuated. Actually, the MECH moves to Gibraltar to defend there. As long as they aren't on Spanish soil by end of the turn, they will live to fight another day. Unfortunately, for the Spanish units disorganized in Madrid, they are left to defend on their own and are destroyed the next impulse. The CW buildup in North Africa continues. By the time of turn end, the CW 7-6 MECH is evacuated to North Africa as well as the Alexander HQ and the Canadian 5-2 MIL. The Harrow ATR and the American Lend Lease DB7 are also rebased to Morocco. The Germans push towards Gibraltar, and the Italians continue to land troops in Algeria, including the 5-3 Yugoslavian INF and the 5-3 Rome MIL. Italy also rails a YUG corps to Athens to reinforce the area. Here is the situation in Spain at the end of the year.
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