Timeline of Events: July 1, 1939-January 1, 1940
July
July 1, 1939: Newman-Sharpe goes to in effect; research set to 1 LS, officers to 34.29 LS. As the nation's nuclear research is nearing completion, single slot is devoted to that purpose.
July 4, 1939: To celebrate Independence Day, two infantry divisions (3 INF x 1 ART) are deployed to Washington, DC, pending further orders.
July 29, 1939: Five radar stations installed in Guam, two in Sunset Beach, HI, and three in Honolulu, HI. ((Apologies to Saithis; all five were to go in Honolulu, but I was zoomed too far out.))
August
August 1, 1939: Upgrades scheduled for four cavalry brigades; they will be converted into motorized infantry.
August 7, 1939: Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
August 19, 1939: Germans mobilize.
September
September 2, 1939: Danzig or War and Winter War both fire. Germans at war with UK, France, and Poland; Soviets at war with Finland. We start Gearing Up For War.
September 3, 1939: I use the additional IC to upgrade every cavalry division in the army to motorized infantry.
September 10, 1939: Japan annexes Shanxi.
September 14, 1939: ARM brigade completed; held in pool until accompanying MOT brigades completed.
September 22, 1939: Germany conquers Poland. Poland goes GIE. Soviets get eastern Poland.
October
October 5, 1939: Germany declares war on Denmark.
October 6, 1939: Fall of France event fires. ((What does this event do? I've not played as Germany since I got FTM.))
October 13, 1939: Germany defeats Denmark, Denmark goes GIE.
October 17, 1939: Winter War over.
October 26, 1939: Australia joins the Allies.
November
November 2, 1939: Japan forms Mengkukuo.
November 8, 1939: Mengkukuo joins Japan's war against China.
November 12, 1939: Parliamentary Scandal; MacArthur gets canned. ((Sorry, Tom
)) Leahy is interim Chief of Staff; Craig is interim Chief of the Army.
November 15, 1939: New Zealand joins the Allies.
November 25, 1939: Mengkukuo expands.
December
December 17, 1939: We cross the officer threshold set by Secretary Newman. Leadership set to 1 officer, remainder research. ((Actually crossed this a couple of weeks prior, but I missed it. Have 111% officers at this point.))
December 27, 1939: A total of 3 ARM brigades in deployment pool; awaiting 6 MOT brigades (2 per division) for redeployment.
December 28, 1939: Surplus of 28.08 IC converted to upgrades for the time being.
December 29, 1939: Light Bomb Development 1 finishes; research begins on Twin Engine Airframe 1.
December 30, 1939: Infantry Warfare and Mass Assault 2 finish; research continues on both.
December 31, 1939: Tactical Command Structure 2 finishes; research continues.
January
January 1, 1940: Single Engine Airframe 1 finished; research begins on Installation Strike Tactics 2.
State of the Union incoming!