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PART VII : SPANISH CIVIL WAR


June, 1936

After the reforms of Shaposhnikov, Comrade Stalin appointed talented General Tukhachevsky to improve fighting capability of Red Army.

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July, 1936

In Spain, Fascist generals led by General Franco revolted against the Popular Front government. Generals tried to overthrow the government with a swift coup but Republican government managed to keep most of Spain under control with support from the working class. Communists, Social Democrats, Socialists, Anarchists, all of them rallied behind the government to fight against Fascists.

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Following Franco's appeal for help, Fascist Italy and Germany sent thousands of volunteers, planes and war equipment to Spanish Fascists. Republican side too appealed to France, Britain and Soviet Union for help.

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Issue of helping Republican side was discussed in Kremlin. Comrade Stalin decided to help Republicans combat against Fascism. Comrade Stalin argued that this would increase Bolshevik influence in Spain and would counter Fascist expansionism in Europe.

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Republican Diary

Most of Republican forces were in Oviedo when Fascists revolted. This is a serious setback for Republican fighting ability as Fascists could easily cut supply lines of this huge force. There is not any transport ships available to Republican side either. Republican High Command ordered hasty withdrawal towards Leon to link up with the rest of Republican forces. Fascist forces in Africa landed in Sevilla with the help of German transport ships. Fortunately, there is a division that remained loyal to Republicans in Cadiz and this force was ordered to push Fascists into the sea. Republican forces in the eastern Spain is also in disarray. They were ordered to refrain from fighting and to reorganize along Tarragona-Barcelona line.

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Medium bombers from Valencia are bombing Fascist positions in Sevilla. Republican force is slowly overrunning Fascist depositions in Sevilla.

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Republican Army arrived at Leon and stopped Fascist offensive against the region. However, the situation have not been stabilized yet. As long as Republican forces don't secure Salamanca-Plasencia line, supply routes will be in constant danger.

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Republican leadership decided to evacuate Barcelone in order not to be trapped by Fascist forces. All forces in Barcelona are retreating towards Tarragona.

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Typical cynical behaviour of capitalists : France and Britain decided to leave Spain to the mercy of Fascists. When French and British governments declared their neutrality in the Spanish Civil War, victorious Soviet BT-5 tanks were entering Madrid, liberating the city from Fascists.

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Fascist forces in Sevilla surrendered. Also, Republican forces in Barcelona reached to Tarragona. They keep advancing towards Castellon.

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A surrendered Fascist rebel being led to a summary court martial :

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Really enjoying it, keep up.
 
I really liked your previous AAR's and will definitely be following this one too. I am especially looking forward to seeing how Barbarossa unfolds and whether or not you can defeat the Fascist hordes.
 
PART VIII : BATTLES OF SEGOVIA


July, 1936

Republican forces liberated Coruna from Fascists. Front is almost stabilized Republican leadership decided to form a defensive lines against Fascist rebels startim from Oviedo and ending at Castellon.

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August, 1936

After the fall of Barcelona, Fascists launched massive offensive against Tarragona. Republican forces was already evacuating the city when attack commenced.

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Republicans launched an offensive to Guadalajara to secure Madrid. General Menant is commanding the attacking force. Medium bombers from Valencia also providing ground support for the attacking force.

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Guadalajara was captured by Republicans. They immediately attacked Teruel to clear the region from Fascists.

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Abyssnian Army surrendered to Italy after four months of resistance. Abyssnian King Haile Selassie fled to London just before the fall of Addis Abeba.

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Teruel was liberated. Fascists invaded Segovia but Republicans have already prepared a massive counter-offensive to drive them back.

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September, 1936

While Battle of Segovia was still ongoing, Fascists launched a big offensive against Guadalajara.

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A fascist machine gun squad in the Battle of Guadalajara :

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Battle of Segovia has been won by the Republicans. However, Fascists are slowly overwhelming Republican positions in Guadalajara. General Menant ordered general retreat to Madrid-Tarancon line.

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Immediately after the withdrawal, General Menant launched counter-offensives against weak Fascist forces in Guadaljara with the support of bombers.

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Fascists reinforced Guadalajara soon. The offensive was called off. Now, Guadalajara is in Fascist hands, the rear of Republican forces in Teruel and Castellon were threatened by Fascists.

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October, 1936

Fascists are trying to stop Republican offensive against Segovia. Republican forces in Teruel and Castellon arried at Valencia.

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Fascists brought many more divisions to Segovia but Republican partisans pushing Fascists on all fronts. Fascists invaded undefended cities of Teruel and Castellon few days ago.

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Republican Navy spotted Fascist ships near the cape of Palos. A destroyer was sunk by Battleship Jaime I.

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November, 1936

NKVD intelligence reported to Kremlin that Gestapo and its Zinoviete-Trotskyist allies were responsible for the recent sabotages of railway constructions in Rossosh.

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US President Roosevelt won one more term in the White House.

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Election poster for Roosevelt :

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On November 5, Segovia was finally captured by Republican forces.

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Have you considered letting the fascists take Oviedo and then cutting them off and crushing the troops in the province of Corunna?

Oviedo is a mountanious region. It will be hard to return that province if once left. Also, I fear that they could launch multiple attacks from Oviedo-Corunna and endanger my strategic position in Leon.

I tried to push them through Burgos ( in the next update ) but they fortified the region with new reinforcements from Italy ( Yeah, I buffed Nationalists quite a bit, less troops for Republicans, more for Nationalists ). For now, I don't have a strategic plan to deal with Fascists because; I only have 3 mobile divisions ( 1 division of Soviet BT-5 tanks, 2 cavalry divisions ), Fascists have more troops than me and terrain is not good in the Northern Spain. Good thing is that I hold most of Spain and plan is simple : to push Fascists with the support of airforce.
 
PART IX : STALEMATE IN SPAIN


December, 1936

Following the fall of Segovia, Republicans attacked Guadalajara from four directions. Guadalajara is being defende by war-weary Fascist forces.

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Guadalajara was captured by Republicans. Fascist Italy decided to send more "volunteers" into Spain following the successes of Republican forces.

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Republicans launched another offensive to retake Teruel from Fascist oppressors.

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Republican Navy sunk light cruiser Cervantes in the Alboran Sea.

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Teruel was captured. Fascist forces led by Franco launched counter-offensive to retake Teruel.

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Republican forces launched an offensive to Fascist headquarters in Burgos but Fascists reinforced the region with new volunteers from Fascist Italy. The offensive was called off a day later.

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The front has been stabilized in the last two weeks. Republican forces reclaimed evacuated Corunna and Caceres regions.

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Republican fighters defeated Fascist bomber force attacking Teruel.

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While Republican forces that reclaimed Corunna was returning back to Leon, Fascist forces launched two simultaneous offensives against Leon and Oviedo. Forces from Corunna on their halfway to Leon and is expected to join the defense soon.

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Republican airforce is conducting ground support mission against Fascist forces in Burgos. Aim is to buy more time for the defenders of Leon until reinforcements arrive from Corunna and Segovia.

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Fascist offensive to Ovideo was stopped. Reinforcements from Corunna joined the defense of Leon and Fascist invaders are being stopped gradually.

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January, 1937

Battle of Leon has been won. The front is stable again. Republican leadership decided to set up a deliberate weak point at Segovia and concentrate the main Republican Army in Leon. If Fascists take the bait, Republican Army could launch strong offensive against Fascist headquarters in Burgos.

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Kremlin approved another increase in the funding of NKVD.

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To be honest I actually never managed to win the spanish civil war once they entrench themselves on the position they are now.
 
To be honest I actually never managed to win the spanish civil war once they entrench themselves on the position they are now.

I will throw some bait provinces to AI and will try to cut off their rear when they advance, but I must admit, I am not very hopeful either. Let's play into 1937 and see if I could pull this off. If it remains a stalemate after then, I will relieve the control of Republicans and eventually Nat. AI or Rep. AI will make mistakes resulting in the end of war.
 
PART X : SINO-JAPANESE WAR


February, 1937


Starting from February 2, NKVD began to arrest thousands of party members and Red Army officiers due to allegations of sabotage, espionage and anti-Soviet agitation. The order was directly given from Comrade Stalin to NKVD Chief Yezhov. Most of the traitors were court-martialed and then executed. With these purges, Trotskyite-Zinovievite Terrorist Centre was finally destroyed. Generals with true Bolshevik belief will now command glorious Red Army. Soviet Union is becoming stronger and stronger under the guidance of Great Comrade Stalin.

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General Tukhachevksy's connection with Gestapo agents was confirmed by evidence collected by NKVD and was confessed by himself during the interrogation :

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Comrade Stalin in Kremlin, signing the order to arrest traitors within the Army and the Party.

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Gosplan announced the results of Five-Year Plan for 1937, Soviet Union increased base IC ( industrial capacity ) from 176 to 191, total of 15 IC increase in the last year. Total industrial expansion since the beginning of Second Five-Year Plan became 37 IC.

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Worrying new reached to Kremlin on February 11. According to the intelligence taken from Chinese communists, Japanese and Chinese forces exchanged fire on Marco Polo Bridge near the vicinity of Beijing. Empire of Japan used the armed clash as a pretext to launch full scale offensives against Chinese controlled regions. Neither side declared war on each other but it seems that full scale war has already begun.

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Fascist Germany announced its support for Japanese Empire and showed its formal support by withdrawing German military advisors from China. In Kremlin, Comrade Stalin met with Chinese communist Zhou Enlai and stressed the importance of cooperating with Nationalists against Japanese invaders. Comrade Stalin told Zhou Enlai that Chinese Revolution should wait until Fascist invaders are stopped. Few days later, Comrade Stalin met with Nationalist envoy and promised them material and volunteers in the shortest possible time.

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Fascists in Spain launched a major offensive against Guadalajara with more than 160.000 soldiers.

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Soviet military aid began arrive at China under the covert name Operation Zet. Under this program, Soviet Union will send military supplies, tanks, aircrafts and combat-trained pilots to China.

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Fascists captured Guadalajara. Republican general staff decided to implement a risky plan by drawing most of Fascist forces to undefended Tarancon region and then hitting their rear in Guadalajara.

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I will throw some bait provinces to AI and will try to cut off their rear when they advance, but I must admit, I am not very hopeful either. Let's play into 1937 and see if I could pull this off. If it remains a stalemate after then, I will relieve the control of Republicans and eventually Nat. AI or Rep. AI will make mistakes resulting in the end of war.

In my experience, it usually comes down to MP cost/reinforcement speed imbalances between the two sides. They simply bleed each other dry.
 
In my experience, it usually comes down to MP cost/reinforcement speed imbalances between the two sides. They simply bleed each other dry.

We posted at the same time :) I decided to gamble on Tarancon to break the stalemate. If I win, it is good, If I lose I don't care as Republicans are not communists, I may bring them communism later on :)
 
PART XI : PACT OF STEEL


February, 1937

Massive Guadalajara offensive has begun following Fascists' capture of Tarancon. PCE ( Spanish Communist Party ) participated in the battle with tens of thousands of partisans. Medium bombers from Madrid are also supporting the offensive.

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March, 1937

With tensions rising in Europe and war in China, Kremlin ordered the armament program to be accelerated. Soviet Union must protect herself from capitalist warmongers.

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On March 7, Guadalajara was reclaimed from Fascists. 6 Fascist divisions were trapped in Tarancon.

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Fascists in Tarancon raided undefended Madrid and sent entire bomber force of Republicans to Fascist airbases in the North. Republicans immediately sent help to throw Fascists out of thecity.

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Madrid was liberated and Fascist forces in Tarancon surrendered.

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In Chinese theatre of war, Japanese Army entered Beijing and is currently pushing Kuomintang Forces into the depths of Shanxi region.

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Japanese Army entering Beijing :

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Following the victory of Guadalajara, Republicans attacked weakaned Fascist positions in Zaragoza.

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April, 1937

Fasicsts are desperately trying to hold Zaragoza. They also launched counter-offensive against Teruel to divert the attention of Republican forces.

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Fascists tasted a bitter defeat in Zaragoza. Now, Republican forces are threatening the rear of Fascist forces in Castellon.

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Tarragona was captured by Republicans and thus Fascist Army in Castellon was trapped. A rebel destroyer was also sunk while leaving the port of Tarragona.

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Fascists are supplying their trapped forces in Castellon via sea. Republican Navy was ordered to cut all shipments to the city.

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Republicans liberated Barcelona from Fascist oppressors. People greeted Republican partisans with roses.

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May, 1937

Blockade of Castellon from the sea began to give fruits; 20 supply ships were sunk within 2 weeks.

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The world was informed of Pact of Steel between Germany and Italy. Italy also signed Anti-Comintern Pact, being third signatory after Germany and Japan. This confimed Fascist military alliance against Soviet Union. Italo-German rapproachment doomed both Stresa Front and possible Soviet-Italian cooperation against expansionist Germany. Comrade Stalin now decided to establish closer ties with France and Britain against Fascist aggressors. But Kremlin is suspicious about Allied encouragement to Fascists for fighting against communism. Even Blum's leftist alliance decided to leave Spanish Republic to the mercy of Fascist hordes. Britain is seeking detente with Fascist Italy in the Mediterranean. In that context, Comrade Stalin and other good comrades are fully aware that Soviet Union must be ready to defend itself from both Fascists and the Allies at the same time if necessary.

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Hitler with Mussolini in 1937 :

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June, 1937

Starvation has finally begun in Castellon. Republican forces are preparing for a final assault against the city two weeks later.

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No pasaran! You truly showed those murdering fascists and their capitalist backers the power of the proletariat - even if it cost the Republic temporary control of Barcelona and Madrid.
 
well, i think it shouldn't be very different from being a brasilian :) as a turk, of course i am obliged to say turkey is a beautiful country :) to be honest, not all of turkey would seem beautiful to a foreigner as he/she wouldn't find anything interesting in the big part of the country. But yeah, istanbul in which i am currently living is one of the most beautiful cities in the world ( but i must state i only saw major cities of western europe ) and if you are a fan of ottomans, then probably you will like it more. Finally, i am muslim.

epic win :D:D:D:D