February-August of 1939
17th of February, 1939:
The generals have come up with brilliant tactics which to use to make the enemy's numbers count for nothing. We now stand a better chance against any foe who attacks our homeland.
11th of March, 1939:
After some debate and bribing, our goverment has finally agreed that it would be for the best if we would cut some budgets to allow our industry to make ammunition and weapons in a faster rate. The civilian population is not pleased about the decision.
28th of March, 1939:
The nazis have made another outrageous demand, despite the fact they assured the brits that their previous territorial demand would be the last one. This time they demanded that Bohemia and Moravia, under zhechoslovakian control, would be given to Germany. Furthermore, the rest of the country would be given to a pro-german Slovakian goverment. This would be the end of Zhechoslovakia. The zhechoslovakians had two choices: To fight a lost defencive war or to fold to the german demands. They chose the latter. The allies finally decided to react to the german aggressions by asking Poland to join the allies. Unsuprisingly they accepted, knowing that they are in Germany's crosshair.
29th of March, 1939:
It is now clear that Italy will not help the allies unlike in the last war, as they have taken a german stance, by demanding Albania to be merged into Italy. Despite the wishes of some belligerent albanian patriots, the albanian goverment decided to accept the demands, seeing no way to win a war against Italy with the armed forces they posessed. Meanwhile in the north, Hitler has demanded some Lithuanian controlled shoreline from the lithuanian goverment. Due to the pressure of Wehrmacht units in the border Lithuania, their goverment decided it would be better to accept rather than fight a lost war.
2nd of July, 1939:
A polish mathematician named Marian Rejewski has managed to decrypt the enigma machine. This is horrible news to the germans, as this would mean that the allies could know their every move in advance.
3rd of July, 1939:
Aggressions have once again taken place in the borders of Manchukuo. The incident began when a mongolian cavalry unit of some 70–90 men had entered the disputed area in search of grazing for their horses. During the same day, Manchurian cavalry attacked the mongolian forces and pushed them back across the Khalkin river. The mongolians later returned in greater numbers and defeated the manchurians. A day after, some units from the japanese 23rd Division entered the territory and the mongolians withrew. The mongolians later returned, this time with the support of soviet forces and surrounded and destroyed the japanese forces. The situation is likely to hit the fan in the near future.
6th of July, 1939:
Germany has decided that the Empire of Japan is worthy enough to join the axis. The axis now have military influence to the whole world exept north and south america.
2nd of August, 1939:
In the region surrounding the Khalkhin river, both soviets and japanese have been massing their forces. Among other reinforcements, the soviets have received the leadership of Zhukov, who brought some motorized and armoured units with him. The japanese forces were 30,000 in strenght. Later, the 2nd Air Brigade of the japanese Kwantung Army, struck a soviet air base in Mongolia. Even though the attack was a success, it was done without Tokyo's permission. Tokyo therefore denied further use of air forces from the Kwantung Army, which proved to be a decisions which the japanese payed a dear price for. After some minor engagements and two large battles involving hundreds of soviet tanks, the japanese were beaten. They formed one last attack towards the soviet positions, but despite some success, they failed. By then they had suffered 5,000 losses, but still had 75,000 troops remaining. Slowly, the battle drifted into a stalemate.
13th of August:
It has reached our attention that the germans have made an outrageous and suprising pact with Soviet Union. Among some terms, they have agreed that Soviet Union can have Finland for themselves without any resistance from Germany. As if that is for them to decide. It is now clear that our suspicions were not paranoya. Soviet Union wishes war. We will show them that the approval of Germany isn't enough to annex our nation. They will have to negotiate with our rifles first, if they dare to attack some day.
26th of August, 1939:
Our agents have returned from Germany with some evidence that supports the fact that the germans have sold us to the Soviet Union for a non-aggression pact. We find it absurd, considering the fact that Germany doesn't own Finland. The goverment was convinced, and decided to take some measures which were requested. By sacrificing some comforts that the civilians had, we fully mobilized our industry. And by reintroducing conscription, every capable male who turns 18 has to serve in the military for one year. After reintroducing conscription, the Finnish goverment started to wonder when did conscription dissappear from Finland in the first place, because it has existed since the founding of the country. Some people say that it happened during the new year celebrations of 1936, but it is still a mystery how it happened.