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Entry # Time Turn Player Card Number Ops Type Entry
218 2/8/2026 9:28:00 AM Summer 1942 Axis 2 4 Operations #2: 4 / Von Paulus Pause
Axis places 4 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). Cancels Su Trench No Retreat option this round. Axis must take 2x 1 OPS rounds on Turn 2. Cancels Winter 42 effects. PREREQ: Play on Turn 1 only. May not play if Barbarossa has been played.

Message from Axis:
4OPS:
1OP: Penza: GE18Inf + GE16Inf vs Ulyanovsk
2OP: Vologda:(GE4Inf) > Sharya - GE1PZ > Penza then vs Ulyanovsk
3OP: Valdai (GE9Inf) < Sharya
4OP: Kalinin: GECpInf > Yaroslav
Axis: 5LCU vs 6LCU no use cc cards
214 2/8/2026 5:16:00 AM Summer 1942 Allied 3 2 Operations #3: 2 / Stavka
Cancels any Soviet Orders for this turn

Message from Allied:
1. Gorki:
- TKa to Ulyanovsk
- TKa to Vyatka
2. Vyatka attacks Sharya - 6L v 5L
209 2/6/2026 4:04:00 AM Summer 1942 Axis 24 3 Operations #24: 3 / German Reinforcements
Place 1 PzC & 1 SS PzC ==> RB

Message from Axis:
3OPS
1OP: Zabore - GE4Inf +Ge1PZ vs Vologda
2OP: Tambov: -GE3PZ > Zabore then vs Vologda
AXIS: 15LCU vs 6LCu no use CC cards
3OP: Vladimir: GE16Inf+ GE18Inf > Penza
191 2/5/2026 10:27:00 AM Spring 1942 Axis 15 3 Strategic Redeployment #15: 3 / Wolfpacks
Allied hand size reduced by 2 for the next draw phase. PREREQ: May not be played after ASW Victory.

Message from Axis:
3SR:
1SR Albania: ITCpInf > Minsk
2SR Zagreb: ITCpInf > Kalinin
3SR Masurian Lakes: GECpInf. >Saratov
190 2/2/2026 4:02:00 PM Spring 1942 Allied 21 4 Replacement Points #21: 4 / British Reinforcements
Replace Desert Army (must be on map in full supply) w 8th Army. Remove Desert Army from play. PREREQ: Play any turn following the turn US Build-up is played. Desert Army (5) must be in play

Replacement points: BR: 2, US: 2, SU: 4

Message from Allied:
189 2/2/2026 12:06:00 PM Spring 1942 Axis 6 4 Replacement Points #6: 4 / Panzer Refit
Flip any 3 reduced strength Pz units (Army or corps) to their unreduced sides. No space containing an affected Pz unit may be activated this round. PREREQ: May not be played during Spring Thaw.

Replacement points: GE: 3, AX: 1

Message from Axis:
188 2/2/2026 12:06:00 PM Spring 1942 Axis 6 4 Replacement Points #6: 4 / Panzer Refit
Flip any 3 reduced strength Pz units (Army or corps) to their unreduced sides. No space containing an affected Pz unit may be activated this round. PREREQ: May not be played during Spring Thaw.

Replacement points: GE: 3, AX: 1

Message from Axis:
179 1/31/2026 6:11:00 AM Spring 1942 Allied 17 2 Combat #17: 2 / Zhukov
"+1DRM" for Su Offensive or Def fire.

Message from Allied:
Volgoda
178 1/30/2026 6:59:00 AM Spring 1942 Axis 5 4 Operations #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.

Message from Axis:
4OPS
1OP:ZAbore (GE4Inf) + GE1PZ vs Vologda
Axis: 6LCF vs 4LF no use CC n cards
2OP: Moskow: GE16Inf.+18GEInf > Vladimir via Yaroslav Ivanovo GECpInf. stay
3OP: Nikopol: GE2Inf vs PErekop
4Op> Tarnopol R. GECpPZ | Nikopol then vs Perekop
Axis> 5LCU vs 5LCU no use CC cards
176 1/28/2026 5:45:00 PM Spring 1942 Allied 19 3 Event #19: 3 / Partisans
Allow placement of Partisan markers in the Su, Greece, Albania, & Yugoslavia. May immediately play 1 Partisan marker.

Message from Allied:
Partisan in Leningrad
173 1/28/2026 7:19:00 AM Spring 1942 Axis 3 2 Operations #3: 2 / OKH Conference
Allow play of Taifun w/o VP penalty.

Message from Axis:
2OPS:
1OP:Zabore: GE4Inf. vs Vologda
2OP: Rzhev: GECpIn. > Moskow - GE1PZ > Zabore then vs Volpogda
Axis: 9LCu vs 5LCU
no use CC cards
171 1/27/2026 4:24:00 AM Spring 1942 Axis 10 2 Strategic Redeployment #10: 2 / Desert Fox
"+1 DRM" for any Ge Pz unit(s) attacking into or defending in a desert space.

Message from Axis:
SR
1: Athens: GECpInf to Rzhev
2: Belgrade: GECpInf to Bryansk
170 1/23/2026 7:46:00 AM Spring 1942 Allied 4 4 Event #4: 4 / Soviet Reinforcements
Place 1st-6th Tank Armies ==> RB. PREREQ: Play 4 or more turns after Industrial Evacuation

Message from Allied:
TK x2 Gorki
TK Stalingrad
TK Rostov
TK x2 Kharkov
169 1/23/2026 6:30:00 AM Spring 1942 Axis 9 4 Event #9: 4 / Hitler Takes Command
Allow play of Totaler Krieg, Fall Blau, Zitadelle, Wacht am Rhein events. Prevents play of PzG Guderian. +2DRM to the Axis Order rolls.

Message from Axis:
156 1/22/2026 4:32:00 AM Winter 1942 Allied 9 4 Replacement Points #9: 4 / US Build-up
Allows play of Allied Invasions, US 8th Air Force, US Reinf, BR8A(21) on any following turns. PREREQ: May play any turn after the turn of US Entry.

Replacement points: BR: 2, US: 2, SU: 4

Message from Allied:
Ufa suffers attrition

RPs:
Flip VOR in Yaroslavl
Flip Rua in Ivanovo
LEN in Perekop
CEN to Rostov
(RUa) to RB
2xRUa to RB <2,4>
154 1/21/2026 4:41:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 17 2 Event #17: 2 / Bonzai!
Allied player removes 2x CW corps from the map, RB, or Elim unit box, in that order. PREREQ: Play after Fall 41.

Message from Axis:
149 1/21/2026 2:53:00 AM Winter 1942 Allied 17 2 Operations #17: 2 / Zhukov
"+1DRM" for Su Offensive or Def fire.

Message from Allied:
1. DON attacks Zabore - 3L v 2L
2. Yaroslavl attacks Moscow - 6L v 6L
148 1/21/2026 2:08:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 15 3 Operations #15: 3 / Wolfpacks
Allied hand size reduced by 2 for the next draw phase. PREREQ: May not be played after ASW Victory.

Message from Axis:
3OPS
1OP: Kalinin (GE9Inf)> Valdai
2OP: Bryansk: Ge16Inf > Moskow
3OP: Tula: GE1PZ > Rzhev
147 1/20/2026 4:37:00 AM Winter 1942 Allied 11 3 Event #11: 3 / Sorge
May place move/combat marker on 2 Soviet spaces. Allow play of Siberians

Message from Allied:
1. Stalingrad:
- RUa stays
- RUa and STE to Baskinchug
2. DON and VOR Penza to Yaroslavl
146 1/20/2026 4:16:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 22 4 Event #22: 4 / German Reinforcements
Place PzAA at Tripoli. Remove 1 supplied Pz Corps in Libya/Egypt to RB.

Message from Axis:
GEPZAA to Tripoli and GECpPz from Hellfire Pass to RB
145 1/20/2026 3:53:00 AM Winter 1942 Allied 10 2 Strategic Redeployment #10: 2 / NKVD Boosts Morale
"+1 DRM" for defending Soviet Units.

Message from Allied:
2xRUa RB to Stalingrad <0,2>
144 1/20/2026 3:16:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 11 3 Replacement Points #11: 3 / Italian Naval Sortee
Axis unit may trace full supply across SR lines to Tripoli/Tunis this turn. May place 1 combat or Move marker.

Replacement points: GE: 2, AX: 1

Message from Axis:
143 1/19/2026 3:51:00 PM Winter 1942 Allied 22 5 Replacement Points #22: 5 / Operation Uranus
"+1DRM" for all Su attack this round. PREREQ: May NOT play during Spring Thaw

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

Message from Allied:
142 1/19/2026 12:09:00 PM Winter 1942 Axis 7 5 Event #7: 5 / Hedgehogs
Place 3x lvl1 Trench markers in Full Supply spaces w Ge Armies in Su. All GE units in Su may use no retreat option this turn.

Message from Axis:
T1 in Saratov, Tambov e Ryazan
138 1/13/2026 4:24:00 AM Winter 1942 Allied 1 4 Operations #1: 4 / Torch
Beachheads: Allied/US K-L,S. [BR1A], 2xUS Corps. PREREQ: US Build-Up. May not play after Sledgehammer

Message from Allied:
1. Gorki:
- WES to Volgoda
- VOR to Penza
- STA entrenches
2. DON Baskinchug to Penza via Kubishev
3. (LEN) Dnepr. to Perekop
4. RUa Sevastopol to Perekop
136 1/12/2026 5:46:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 12 3 Ops/Event #12: 3 / Nordlicht
Axis units may attack Leningrad. Axis unit may only attack Leningrad this round. PREREQ: May not be played during Spring Thaw.

Message from Axis:
event/ops
1OP :Penza: GE3PZ >Tambov via Kubishev and Ufa
2OP: Novgorod (GE4Inf) > ZAbore
120 1/5/2026 8:07:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 23 4 Operations #23: 4 / Axis Satellites
IT8A ==> Odessa, HU 2A ==> Kiev. PREREQ: May play if Axis controls Kiev & Odessa in Supply.

Message from Axis:
4OPS
1OP: Elets (GE1PZ) vs Voronezh - autoskill elim (ArmRu)- (GE1PZ) advance to Tula
2OP: Saratov (GE4PZ) vs Urbach - autoskill elim (RUArmy)- (GE4PZ) advance to Saratov via Urbach
3OP: Chernovitsi (GE11Inf) > Uman
4OP: Lvov (GE6Inf) > Kiev
119 1/5/2026 3:10:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied 16 5 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:
118 1/5/2026 11:37:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis 21 5 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:
117 1/5/2026 5:31:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied 18 2 Operations #18: 2 / T-34
"+1DRM" for Su Offensive or Def fire w Mech unit.

Message from Allied:
1. (RUa) Sharya to Volgoda via Yaroslavl - MO done
2. BRY Mikhaylovska to Millerovo
113 1/1/2026 3:10:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 8 2 Operations #8: 2 / Hitler Declares War
Add 1 VP. US Enters the war. Allow play of Allied US Build-Up card. PREREQ: May play after Summer 41.

Message from Axis:
2OPS:
1OPS: Penza:(GE1PZ)+ GE3PZ +Ge4PZ vs Saratov
Axis: 9LCu vs 6LCU
2OP: Vitebsk: (GE16Inf) > Bryansk
111 12/28/2025 6:24:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied 19 3 Operations #19: 3 / Partisans
Allow placement of Partisan markers in the Su, Greece, Albania, & Yugoslavia. May immediately play 1 Partisan marker.

Message from Allied:
1. RUa Dnepropetrovsk to Stalino
2. RUa Nikopol to Rostov
3. Saratov:
- (RUa) to Urbahk
- DON and STA entrench
107 12/28/2025 2:59:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 19 3 Operations #19: 3 / Luftwaffe Supply
Place Luftwaffe supply marker on any OOS axis units in 1 space. Units in that space are in limited supply this turn for defensive & attrition only.

Message from Axis:
OPS
1OP: Penza GE3PZ +Ge4PZ vs Saratov
2op. Bryansk GE1PZ > penza then vs Saratov
Axis: 12LCU vs Allied 6LCu
3op: Yassi: Ro2Inf > Kirovgrad
106 12/22/2025 10:23:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied 2 4 Event #2: 4 / Soviet Reinforcements
Place Don, Stalingrad, Steppe, & Voronezh Fronts. Place 4x Armies ==> RB

Message from Allied:
DON and STA to Saratov
STE to Stalingrad
VOR to Gorki

4xRUa to RB <4,3>
100 12/22/2025 6:09:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 13 3 Operations #13: 3 / Krim
Cancels Su fort combat effects for 1 attack vs. Sevastopol.

Message from Axis:
OPS:
1OP: Ryazan: GE1PZ vs Penza
2OP: Zabore: GE4PZ > Ryazana then vs Penza
3OP: Konotop GE2PZ >Ryazan then vs Penza
Axis: 15LCU vs 3LCU
97 12/20/2025 7:23:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied 25 5 Ops/Event #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:
Your cards?

1. (RUa) Volgoda to Sharya
2. RES Tula to Penza
3. BRY Elets to Mikhaylovska
4. (RUa) Kursk to Vornoenzh
5. Entrench Saratov
94 12/20/2025 10:32:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis 24 3 Operations #24: 3 / German Reinforcements
Place 1 PzC & 1 SS PzC ==> RB

Message from Axis:
3OPS
1OP: Valdai GE4Pz ZAbore via Leningrad
2OP: Vyazma: GE3PZ > Ryazan via Moskow
3OP: Uman Konotov cia Kiev
86 12/19/2025 7:14:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied 24 3 Event #24: 3 / Soviet Reinforcements
Place Brynsk, Kalinin, & Volkhov Fronts. Place 3x Armies ==> RB.

Message from Allied:
81 12/19/2025 7:12:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied 14 5 Replacement Points #14: 5 / Lend-Lease
Allow play of Su Mech Fronts (31,37,39) on any later turn.

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

Message from Allied:
Assuming you only advance in to Kalinin I will play RPs:

WES to Gorki
(NW) to Saratov
4x(RUa) to RB

Flip CW in Alex and Cairo - BR full
73 12/19/2025 5:31:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis 4 4 Event #4: 4 / Taifun
Axis places 4 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). +1DRM for all attack vs. Su this round. Allows Axis attack on Moscow. -1VP unless OKH Conference has been played.

Message from Axis:
Event+4OPS:
1OP: Luga (GE4Inf) vs Novgorod - Axis 3LCU + 1DRM vs 2SCU autoskill elim. RUARmy (GE9inf) advance to Novgorod
2OP: Khol D. GE4PZ vs Valdai - Axis: 4Luc +1DRM vs 2SCU - autoskill elim RU Army GE4PZ advance to Valdai
3OP:Rzhev : (GE9Inf) vs kalinin -Axis 3LCU +1DRM vs 2LCu no use CC cards
4OP: Kaluga: GE18Inf vs Moskow - Axis: 4LCU +1DRM vs 2SCu autoskill elim RUArmy - GE18Inf advance to Moskow
72 12/17/2025 8:46:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied 20 2 Operations #20: 2 / Paradrop
"+1DRM" for Offensive fire. Maybe used once per turn only.

Message from Allied:
RES Mozhiask to Tula
BRY Konotop to Elets
66 12/16/2025 10:05:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 6 4 Operations #6: 4 / Panzer Refit
Flip any 3 reduced strength Pz units (Army or corps) to their unreduced sides. No space containing an affected Pz unit may be activated this round. PREREQ: May not be played during Spring Thaw.

Message from Axis:
4OPS
1OP:Pskov: (GE4Inf) + GE4PZ vs Luga Axis 5LCu Allied 1Scu autoskill elim (RuArmy) - (GE4Inf) advance to Luga - GE4PZ adavnce to Kholm D.
2OP: Riga: (GE9Inf.) > Rzhev via Pskov and Velikiye L.
3OP: Smolensk GE3PZ autoskill vs Vyazma - elim RUArmy and andvance to Vyazma
4OP: Roslvav Y. > GE18Inf + GE1PZ vs Bryansk (KalininFr.) - Axis: 9LCU vs 2LCU
65 12/16/2025 4:11:00 AM Summer 1941 Allied 5 4 Strategic Redeployment #5: 4 / British Reinforcements
Place Desert Army ==> Alexandria, Cairo, or Basra. Place 1 CW Corps ==> RB. Allows play of Br8A(21) on any following turn.

Message from Allied:
SR:
Rua KD to Novgorod
RUa VL to Valdai
(RUa) Poltava to Kursk
Stalin Kubyshev to Chelyabinsk
64 12/15/2025 1:40:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis 2 4 Operations #2: 4 / Von Paulus Pause
Axis places 4 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). Cancels Su Trench No Retreat option this round. Axis must take 2x 1 OPS rounds on Turn 2. Cancels Winter 42 effects. PREREQ: Play on Turn 1 only. May not play if Barbarossa has been played.

Message from Axis:
4OPS:
1OP: Pskov: (GE4Inf) > Dvinsk - GE4PZ > Dvinsk via Tallin and Narva -Ge3Pz > Smolensk
2OP: Orhsa M.: (GE16InF) > Vitebsk - Ge1Pz > Roslval Y.
3OP: Gomel: Ge18Inf.> Roslav Y
4OP: Zhitomir: Ge17Inf > Chernigov via Kiev
63 12/14/2025 2:53:00 AM Summer 1941 Allied 6 4 Operations #6: 4 / FDR Declares War
Maybe played after Summer 41. US Enters the war. Allow play of US Build-Up.

Message from Allied:
1. Pskov:
- (LEN) to Kalinin
- (RUa) to Luga
2. RUa Narva to KD
3. STE Kiev to Konotop
4. Smolensk:
- (KAL) to Bryansk
- Rua to Vyazma
56 12/13/2025 1:22:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis 25 4 Ops/Event #25: 4 / Stuka
All Ge attack vs. Su get +1 DRM this round. PREREQ: Maybe played in Summer/Fall 1941-43 only.

Message from Axis:
4OPS+Event
1OP: Orsha M. GE16Inf +GE18Inf. + GE1PZ vs Smolensk
Axis: 12 LCU +1DRM - Allies: 5LCU no use CC cards
2OP: Dvinsk: GE4Inf +GE4PZ vs Pskov
3OP: GE2PZ < Dvinsk then attack Pskov
Axis: 12LCU +1DRM vs 5LCU
4OP: TArnov :GE17Inf > Zithomir -(GE3Inf) > Lvov
55 12/10/2025 4:09:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied 21 4 Strategic Redeployment #21: 4 / British Reinforcements
Replace Desert Army (must be on map in full supply) w 8th Army. Remove Desert Army from play. PREREQ: Play any turn following the turn US Build-up is played. Desert Army (5) must be in play

Message from Allied:
I don't know how I got out of that ...

Sr:
RUa RB to Smolensk <3>
RUa Smolensk to Nikopol
(RUa) Zhitomir to Poltava
Stalin Moscow to Kuibishev
47 12/9/2025 4:21:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 14 5 Operations #14: 5 / Fall Blau
Axis places 5 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). +1DRM for all attack vs. Su this round. Allows Axis attack Stalingrad, Maikop, Armavir. PREREQ: May play after Hitler Takes Command.

Message from Axis:
5OPS
1OP: Orsha M. GE16Inf + GE18Inf vs Gomel
2OP: Lublin: GE1PZ > Orsha M. then attack Gomel
Axis: 12LCU vs 3LCU no use CC cards
3OP: Uman GE2PZ vs Vinnitsa
4:OP: Tarnopol R. GE6Inf vs Vinnitsa
Axis: 9 LCU vs 4LCU no use CC card
5OP: Vienna. (GE2In) > Tarnov - GEPZCorp > Tarnopol R. the vs Zithomir
Axis: 3ScU vs 2SCU no use cc cards

I had forgotten the thundering of the German armies in Normandy:
(GE7In) to Caen (GE1Inf) CAen

45 12/8/2025 6:19:00 AM Summer 1941 Allied 23 4 Operations #23: 4 / Clearing the Scheldt
Allows Allied use of Antwerp supply PREREQ: May play if the Allies control Antwerp.

Message from Allied:
I think the game is over

I will play this as the reinforcement card

BRY to Kiev
VOL to Kharkov
KAL to Smolensk

3xRUa to RB <6>
38 12/6/2025 6:47:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 16 5 Operations #16: 5 / Speer
Allow play of 5th Pz & 6th SS Pz A & Final Production Surge event. PREREQ: May not play after Totaler Krieg.

Message from Axis:
OPS:
1OPS: Kaunas: GE16Inf +GE18Inf > Orhsa M. via Vilna Misk
2OPS: Bialystok: (GE9Inf) = Riga - Ge4Inf > Dvinsk
3OPS: Kovel: vs Tarnopol R. - autoskill and adavance to Tarnopol R.
4OPS: Galatz: RO4Inf vs Odesa
5OPS: Slovakya GE2PZ > Galatz then attack Odessa
no use CC Cards
19 12/1/2025 4:01:00 AM June 1941 Allied 7 5 Event #7: 5 / Industrial Evacuation
May not be played if Moscow has ever been occupied by an Axis unit.

Message from Allied:
1. LEN Legingrad to Pskov
2. RUa Riga to Narva
3. RUa Vitebsk to VL
4. SW Lvov to Vinnitsa +1VP for ignoring SF
5. RUa Pinsk to Zhitomir
4 11/28/2025 1:10:00 PM June 1941 Axis 1 5 Event #1: 5 / Barbarossa
Axis places 5 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). +1 DRM for all Ge attack vs. Su this round. Cancels Su Trench No Retreat option & Def 1R effect for entire turn. PREREQ: Play on Turn 1 only. May not play if Von Paulus Pause has been played.

Message from Axis:
5OPS:
1OP: Konisberg: GE16Inf. + GE18Inf. vs Kaunas - GE2Pz vs Courland (autoskill elim. RuArmy)
2OP: Instenberg: GE3Pz vs Kaunas - GE9Inf. vs Byalistok
vs kaunas: axis: 15LCU + 1DRM - Allied: 2LCU
3OP: Warsaw: GE2Pz + GE 4Inf vs Byalistok -
vs Byalistok: Axis: 12Lcu +1DRM vs 3LCU
4OP: Lublin: Ge6Inf.vs Lublin (autoskill elim RUArmy) - Ge1Pz vs BrestLitvosk (autoskill elim RUArmy)
5OP: yassi: 3RO + (11GE) vs Chermivistsi -
Axis: 5LC +1DRM vs 2SCu (autoskill elim RUuArmy)

no use CC cards

After each fight, I will make the corresponding advances

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