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416 7/1/2026 5:36:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Message allies full

415 7/1/2026 5:36:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Message RPs
SU 3 Bel Mech Front moves Allied Eliminated Units -> Tula *
* SU 2 Bel Mech Front moves Allied Eliminated Units -> Tula *
flip Voronezh VL
414 7/1/2026 5:33:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Message Advances
* SU (Voronezh Front) moves Rzhev -> Velikiye Luki *
* SU Tank Army moves Rzhev -> Velikiye Luki *
413 7/1/2026 4:59:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Message 4/2 - GE19 flipped, retreats to Bobruisk, SUtk flipped
412 7/1/2026 4:58:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
RY 9L +1 vs 3L
411 7/1/2026 4:58:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Message 4/3 - (GE4) replaced with (GEx), retreats to Vitebsk, Voronezh flipped
410 7/1/2026 4:55:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
VL 6L vs 3L
409 6/28/2026 5:32:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Change Victory Points -1: from 28 to 27
Message from Allied:
Orel
408 6/28/2026 5:31:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Discard Strategy card Message from Allied:
407 6/28/2026 5:31:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #22: 5 / Operation Uranus
"+1DRM" for all Su attack this round. PREREQ: May NOT play during Spring Thaw

Message from Allied:
* SU Tank Army moves Moscow -> Rzhev *
* SU Tank Army moves Moscow -> Vyazma *
* SU Don Front moves Moscow -> Bryansk *
* SU Central Front moves Kaluga -> Bryansk *
* West Front moves Tula -> Orel *
* West Front moves Orel -> Kursk *
C Rzhev vs VL 6L vs 3L
C Vyazma vs RY 9L +1 vs 3L
406 6/28/2026 4:17:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Event #37: 4 / German Reinforcements
Place 1st FJ Army

Message from Axis:
T11 AX6 Event - in Ruhr
405 6/28/2026 3:48:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #32: 5 / IX Tac-Air
"+1DRM" for all BR/US attacks this round. PREREQ: Play Spring/Summer only, after P-51 Mustang

Replacement points: BR: 2, US: 3, SU: 5

Message from Allied:
404 6/28/2026 3:44:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #47: 2 / Model
"+1 DRM" Def fire any Ge unit.

Replacement points: GE: 2, AX: 0

Message from Axis:
T11 AX5 - RPs
403 6/28/2026 3:42:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Return Strategy card to hand #47: 2 / Model

Message from Axis:
Back to hand
402 6/28/2026 3:41:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Message Ah - I think I may have missed that ...

IN which case I'll add those GEx into the RB and change the move
401 6/28/2026 3:30:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Message I showed the German Reserve Box as 3,1 before your turn.
did you add Cs when you played, 8,15,19 Armies.
Also Cs in limited supply can not SR to RB. per rule 13.3

400 6/28/2026 1:03:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Strategic Redeployment #47: 2 / Model
"+1 DRM" Def fire any Ge unit.

Message from Axis:
T11 AX5 SR

GEx from Crete to RB n(1,1)

GEc from Athens to RB n(2,1)
399 6/28/2026 12:13:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Strategic Redeployment #46: 3 / Shingle
Beachheads: Allied K-U. 1xBr Corps, 1xUS Corps. PREREQ: US Build-Up. May not play if US7A is on the map.

Message from Allied:
* SU Tank Army moves Allied Reserve -> Moscow *
* SU Tank Army moves Allied Reserve -> Moscow *
BR C Tarhuna to RB

398 6/28/2026 11:30:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message T11 AX4 1Ops

M(Dvinsk): (GE15) to Pskov, (GE4) to VL
397 6/28/2026 11:05:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Message Advance
* SU Northwest Front moves Rzhev -> Vyazma *
* SU Reserve Front moves Kaluga -> Vyazma *

396 6/28/2026 10:26:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message 5/2 - GE9 flipped and retreats Smolensk. (SUtk) eliminated
395 6/28/2026 10:25:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
Vyazma, 12L+1 vs 5L
394 6/28/2026 9:56:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Message Su RB 2,2

393 6/28/2026 9:53:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Change Victory Points -1: from 29 to 28
Message from Allied:
Big 3
392 6/28/2026 9:53:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Ops/Event #47: 2 / The Big Three
Subtract 1 VP. PREREQ: Play after Casablanca if there are no Axis controlled spaces in Africa, Syria, Persia, or Iraq.

Message from Allied:
C Rzhev and Kaluga vs Vyazma 14L +1 (Zhukov) vs 5L
391 6/28/2026 9:51:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message Flip PZ3 for 3 losses
390 6/28/2026 9:49:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Message Novgorod 6-3 Axis victory
Bel 3 eliminated flip rpl A to hold woods.
You have choice for your 3 losses

389 6/28/2026 9:44:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Allied:
Novgorod
Ax 9L
SU 5L
388 6/28/2026 9:24:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message T11 AX3: 1Ops

C(Luga): attack Novgorod, 9L vs 5L
387 6/25/2026 5:26:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Message No advance at VL
386 6/25/2026 4:02:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Message 5/2 - (GE18) and replacement GEx elim. SUtk flipped
385 6/25/2026 4:00:00 PM Fall 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
VL 9L +1 Zuhkov vs 3L
384 6/25/2026 2:30:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Change Victory Points -4: from 33 to 29
Message from Allied:
Casablanca
383 6/25/2026 2:28:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Ops/Event #15: 3 / Casablanca
Treat all Neutral spaces as Allied for VP purposes. PREREQ: May play if Allies control Oran & Algiers, or Syracusa, & there are no Axis controlled spaces in Libya or Egypt. (Subtract 1 VP for each currently neutral VP space.)

Message from Allied:
Yellow card
C Novgorod vs Leningrad 5L vs 2S auto kills G C no advance
C Valdai vs KD 5L vs 2S auto kills G C advances 1Bel advances into KD
C Rzhev vs VL 9L +1 Zuhkov vs 3L
Advance to be determined after combat results
382 6/25/2026 2:22:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Return Strategy card to hand #15: 3 / Casablanca

Message from Allied:
381 6/25/2026 2:21:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #15: 3 / Casablanca
Treat all Neutral spaces as Allied for VP purposes. PREREQ: May play if Allies control Oran & Algiers, or Syracusa, & there are no Axis controlled spaces in Libya or Egypt. (Subtract 1 VP for each currently neutral VP space.)

Message from Allied:
Yellow card
C novgorod vs Leningrad 5L vs 2S autokills G C no advance
380 6/25/2026 9:57:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Message Novgorod 4-3 Ax victory
flip 4 PZ
elim (2 Bel) flip A, elim A to hold woods 3,2
379 6/25/2026 9:51:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Allied:
Novgorod
Ax 9L
SU 6L
378 6/25/2026 9:38:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message Yes, sorry for the pause - go ahead at 9L vs 6L (still keep the GEx out of the combat)
377 6/25/2026 7:15:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Message Do you want to make the attack at 9L vs 8L or do you want to change your move

376 6/22/2026 5:12:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Message I have 3 Bel, (2 Bel) in Novgorod. So the odds would be 9L vs 6L
Do you want me to continue?

375 6/22/2026 4:49:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Operations #27: 3 / Fall Zitadelle
Axis places 2 combat markers in any Axis occupied spaces. Su gets +2 DRM for def fire. Add 1VP if Ge PzA adv to capture any space in Su occupied by 2 or more LCU this round. Subtract 1VP if no such adv is made. PREREQ: Play after Hitler Takes Command.

Message from Axis:
T11 AX2 Ops

M(Warsaw): (GE4) and (GE15) to Dvinsk

M(VL): PZ3 and PZ4 to Luga

C(Luga): PZ3 and PZ4 (only) attack Novgorod (9L vs 3L)
374 6/20/2026 12:10:00 PM Fall 1943 Allied Message i agree so i changed my advance

373 6/20/2026 11:54:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message I can't see any movements out of KD, so I think the GEx is still there ...
372 6/20/2026 11:53:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Message Advance (2 Bel) to Novogorod
1 Bel stays in Valdai

371 6/20/2026 11:41:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message See log 334 - just checking no movements since then ...
370 6/20/2026 11:40:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message I have a GEc in KD ...
369 6/20/2026 11:35:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Message My advances
* SU 1 Bel Mech Front moves Valdai -> Kholm Demyansk *
* SU 2 Bel Mech Front moves Valdai -> Kholm Demyansk *
* SU 3 Bel Mech Front moves Valdai -> Novgorod *
368 6/20/2026 11:29:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message 6/4 - GE16 replaced by GEc. GEc retreats to Luga, (PZx) retreats to Pskov. 2Bel flipped
367 6/20/2026 11:27:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
Novogrod 15L +1 vs 6L
366 6/18/2026 6:09:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message Cards

5 / Herkules
Place an Axis control marker on Malta. May trace full supply by sea to Tripoli/Tunis. PREREQ: May not be played if Allied units are in Benghazi or Algiers.

4 / German Reinforcements
Place 1st FJ Army

3 / Wolfpacks
Allied hand size reduced by 2 for the next draw phase. PREREQ: May not be played after ASW Victory.

2 / Model
"+1 DRM" Def fire any Ge unit.

3 / Fall Zitadelle
Axis places 2 combat markers in any Axis occupied spaces. Su gets +2 DRM for def fire. Add 1VP if Ge PzA adv to capture any space in Su occupied by 2 or more LCU this round. Subtract 1VP if no such adv is made. PREREQ: Play after Hitler Takes Command.
365 6/18/2026 5:53:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Change Victory Points -1: from 34 to 33
Message from Allied:
Tunis
364 6/18/2026 5:51:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Combat #17: 2 / Zhukov
"+1DRM" for Su Offensive or Def fire.

Message from Allied:
Lets see your cards. It won't change my move
363 6/18/2026 5:50:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #25: 5 / Enigma
The Axis player must show the Allied player his hand. PREREQ: May not be played if Allies control any space in Greater Germany. May not play during Spring Thaw.

Message from Allied:
* SU 2 Bel Mech Front moves Kalinin -> Valdai *
* SU Voronezh Front moves Zabore -> Rzhev *
* SU Northwest Front moves Zabore -> Rzhev *
* SU Tank Army moves Moscow -> Rzhev *
* SU Central Front moves Tula -> Kaluga *
* SU Reserve Front moves Tula -> Kaluga *
C Valdai vs Novogrod 15L +1 vs 6L
362 6/18/2026 5:33:00 AM Fall 1943 Allied Draw Strategy cards Drew 8 to replenish hand to 8 cards.
361 6/18/2026 5:22:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #21: 5 / Herkules
Place an Axis control marker on Malta. May trace full supply by sea to Tripoli/Tunis. PREREQ: May not be played if Allied units are in Benghazi or Algiers.

Replacement points: GE: 4, AX: 2

Message from Axis:
T11 AX1 RPs
360 6/18/2026 5:21:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Draw Strategy cards Drew 5 to replenish hand to 5 cards.
359 6/18/2026 5:20:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Message OKW MO and SOs - HFs on Perekop, Valdai, Voronezh
358 6/18/2026 5:19:00 AM Fall 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
MOs, AX then AL
357 6/18/2026 5:19:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis End Turn
356 6/18/2026 5:19:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Message My RPs

5GE: build (GE4) and (GE15) in warsaw; 2xGEc in RB, 2x(PZx) in RB

2AX: unflip ITx in RB
355 6/17/2026 5:59:00 PM Summer 1943 Allied Message RPS
Su 8
flip Northwest Zabore, 2Bel, A Kalinin, Sh A Ryazan
* SU Reserve Front moves Allied Eliminated Units -> Tula *
* SU Central Front moves Allied Eliminated Units -> Tula *
* SU Tank Army moves Allied Eliminated Units -> Allied Reserve *
* SU (SCU) moves Allied Eliminated Units -> Allied Reserve *
* SU (SCU) moves Allied Eliminated Units -> Allied Reserve *
BR 3 flip 1a sousse
US 5 flip 2 cs Tunis
* BR 8 Army moves Sousse -> Allied Reserve *
* US 3 Army moves Tunis -> Turn 13 (Spring '44) *

354 6/17/2026 5:47:00 PM Summer 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #38: 3 / US Reinforcements
Place US 15A. Place 1x US Corps==>RB

Replacement points: BR: 1, US: 2, SU: 3

Message from Allied:
353 6/17/2026 5:36:00 PM Summer 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Operations #54: 2 / The Bunker
Place a lvl-1 Trench on Berlin PREREQ: May not be player after National Redoubt

Message from Axis:
T10 AX6 Ops

M(Rome): ITax to Messina, ITx to Pescara

M(KD): GEx to Pskov
352 6/16/2026 7:43:00 PM Summer 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Event #12: 3 / Bomber Command
Axis hand cap reduce by 2 for the next draw phase. PREREQ: Prior to Fall 44 maybe played as an event in Allied action rounds 1-5 only.

Message from Allied:
351 6/16/2026 1:44:00 PM Summer 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Strategic Redeployment #40: 3 / Anti-Partisan Sweep
Remove 2x partisan markers

Message from Axis:
T10 AX6 SR

ITax RB to Rome

ITx RB to Rome

ITx RB to Rome
350 6/16/2026 7:25:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #16: 5 / Sledgehammer
Beach head: Allied A-B,D. [Br1A], 2x US Corps. PREREQ: Play after US Build-Up. May not play after Torch.

Replacement points: BR: 2, US: 3, SU: 5

Message from Allied:
349 6/16/2026 3:06:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Message Flip GE18 for losses, no advance
348 6/15/2026 8:36:00 PM Summer 1943 Allied Message Any advance?

347 6/15/2026 5:21:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Combat #41: 3 / Panther
"+1 DRM" off or Def fire w Ge Pz units.

Message from Axis:
CC
346 6/15/2026 5:12:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Message Rzhev 6-5 Ax victory
Flip 2 Bel, A, elim A
retreat
* SU 2 Bel Mech Front moves Rzhev -> Kalinin *
* SU SCU moves Rzhev -> Kalinin
you flip 1 and can advance
My move will await your advance decision
345 6/15/2026 5:04:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Allied:
Rzhev
Ax 15L +1
Su 9A +1 T34
You need to play your combat card
344 6/15/2026 4:47:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Operations #45: 4 / Vergeltungs-Waffe
Add 1 VP.

Message from Axis:
AX5 Ops

M(TV): GE18 to Novgorod

M(Bryansk): PZ3 and PZ4 to VL

M(Minsk): GE9 to Vyazma

C(VL): attack Rzhev, 15L+1 vs 9L (with CC)
343 6/15/2026 4:39:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

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Message from Axis:
Forlorn defence in Tunis
342 6/14/2026 4:36:00 PM Summer 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #43: 3 / Operation Strangle
Axis units in France are in Limited Supply & No Axis SR in France thereafter. PREREQ: Play after P-51 Mustang

Message from Allied:
M* SU SCU moves Kalinin -> Rzhev *
M* SU SCU, SU 2 Bel Mech Front moves Kalinin -> Rzhev *
C* SU 3 Bel Mech Front, SU 1 Bel Mech Rybinsk Autokill C Valdai and advance into Valdai
C US SCU, US SCU, US 3 Army Bone Auto Kills (Pz C) Tunis and advance. You get to roll and may elim us (c)
341 6/14/2026 3:58:00 PM Summer 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #42: 3 / Tiger
"+1 DRM" Def fire w Ge Pz units.

Replacement points: GE: 2, AX: 1

Message from Axis:
T10 AX4 RPs
340 6/11/2026 4:42:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Message 3 losses Tunis flip 1A Souse
3 losses Valdai (reserve) Kalinin to A 4,0
339 6/11/2026 2:41:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Message 5/3 - flip GE4 and eliminate (GEx). Eliminate (GE4) to hold
338 6/11/2026 2:36:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
Valdai 12L +1 vs 6L
337 6/11/2026 2:34:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Message 4/3 - PZAA replaced by PZx, one of your armies is flipped. Then PZx flips to prevent retreat
336 6/11/2026 2:33:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
Tunis 12L vs 5L
335 6/9/2026 5:39:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #52: 4 / Anvil-Dragoon
Beachheads: Allied J. [FF1A], [US7A], 1xUS Corps & 1xFF Corps ==>RB PREREQ: US Build-Up. May play after Round-Up or Overlord.

Message from Allied:
C 3A, 1C Bone & Sousse vs Tunis 15 <12L vs 5L
C Rybinsk & Kalinin vs Valdai 18 <14L +1 vs 6L
334 6/9/2026 3:19:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Ops/Event #46: 3 / Manstein
Cancels any Axis orders this turn.

Message from Axis:
T10 AX2 Event/Ops - HOs cancelled

M(Warsaw): GE9 to Minsk

M(Valdai): GEx to KD ((GEx) stays behind)

M(Smolensk): GE4 to Valdai



333 6/8/2026 5:04:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Message 4 losses Tunis flip 2 US Cs

332 6/8/2026 5:01:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Message 3 losses Valdai eliminate (Central) RB 5,0
Rybiansk 1,3 Bel
Kalinin 2Bel, (Reserve), A
331 6/8/2026 3:12:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Message 4/4 - PZc eliminated, no advance/retreat
330 6/8/2026 3:11:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
Tunis 15 < 12L vs 6
329 6/8/2026 3:10:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Message 6/3 - GE15 eliminated. Flip GEc to hold

One of your Fronts is flipped. Which units do you currently have in Rybinsk and Kalinin?
328 6/8/2026 3:09:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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Message from Axis:
Valdai 15 < 12L +1 vs 6L
327 6/7/2026 9:06:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Message * Soviet Trench moves offboard -> Tula *

326 6/7/2026 9:05:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

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Message from Allied:
Dig Tula 1-3
325 6/7/2026 9:04:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Combat #18: 2 / T-34
"+1DRM" for Su Offensive or Def fire w Mech unit.

Message from Allied:
Valdai
324 6/7/2026 9:04:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Play Strategy card as Ops/Event #39: 5 / Soviet Reinforcements
Replace any 3 2-step 3-3-3 Fronts in Full Supply w the 1st-3rd Belorussian Fronts. Replaced Fronts are removed from the game. OPS are expended after replacement. PREREQ: Play after Lend-Lease. May not play during Spring Thaw.

Message from Allied:
* SU Leningrad Front moves Rybinsk -> offboard *
* SU 3 Bel Mech Front moves offboard -> Rybinsk *
* SU Bryansk Front moves Kalinin -> offboard *
* SU 2 Bel Mech Front moves offboard -> Kalinin *
* SU Volkhov Front moves Tula -> offboard *
* SU 1 Bel Mech Front moves offboard -> Tula *
Yellow Card
* SU 1 Bel Mech Front moves Tula -> Rybinsk *
West Digs
C Rybinsk & Kalinin (all fronts) vs Valdai
15 < 12L +1 vs 6L
C Bone & Souse vs Tunis 15 < 12L vs 6L
323 6/7/2026 6:02:00 AM Summer 1943 Axis Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #5: 4 / Panzergruppe Guderian
2nd PzA may make a 2nd attack this round after all combat have been completed. It may advance only 1 space after this 2nd combat. PREREQ: May not be played after Hitler takes command. May not be played during Spring Thaw.

Replacement points: GE: 3, AX: 1

Message from Axis:
T10 AX1 RPs
322 6/5/2026 3:57:00 PM Summer 1943 Allied Change Victory Points +1: from 33 to 34
Message from Allied:
You did have 6
321 6/5/2026 3:08:00 PM Summer 1943 Axis Message I went to Orel in log 224 - did you visit it since then?
320 6/5/2026 3:07:00 PM Summer 1943 Axis Message I reckon I do have 6 - Leningrad, Minsk, Orel, Kharkov, Kiev and Odessa
319 6/5/2026 4:34:00 AM Summer 1943 Allied Change Victory Points -1: from 34 to 33
Message from Allied:
Axis did not control 6 VPs in Russia in winter of 43
318 6/4/2026 5:00:00 PM Summer 1943 Allied Draw Strategy cards Drew 6 to replenish hand to 7 cards.
317 6/4/2026 4:59:00 PM Summer 1943 Allied Message * Axis Stand Fast moves Axis Stand Fast -> Valdai *
* Axis Stand Fast moves Axis Stand Fast -> Tikhvin Volkhov *
* Axis Stand Fast moves Axis Stand Fast -> Nikopol *

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