Some might wonder why, after two years of trench warfare, that the Germans believed the offensive at Verdun would be successful. 101 years ago this week, the Germans started the Gorlice–Tarnów offensive on the Eastern front. Initially conceived as a minor action to relieve pressure on their Austrian allies, this offensive led to a breakthrough, collapsing of the Eastern front, causing the capture of hundreds of thousands of Russians, and led directly to what became known as the Great Retreat of 1915, which left all of Poland in German hands. France, however, ≠ Russia.

Orders . . .

Austria: RayJay
F Albania - Greece
A Serbia Supports F Albania - Greece
A Vienna - Trieste (*Bounce*)

England: Uhtar the Terrible
A Edinburgh - Norway
F North Sea - Belgium
F Norwegian Sea Convoys A Edinburgh - Norway

France: Lingfish
A Gascony - Spain
A Marseilles - Burgundy
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal

Germany: der blaue reiter
F Denmark - Sweden
A Kiel - Holland
A Munich - Silesia

Italy: Dr. Fate
A Apulia - Tunis
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Apulia - Tunis
A Venice - Trieste (*Bounce*)

Russia:Ruffhaus
F Black Sea, no move received
F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea
A Sevastopol - Rumania
A Ukraine - Galicia

Turkey: machiavelli
A Ankara - Armenia
A Bulgaria Supports A Apulia - Greece (*Void*)
F Constantinople Supports A Bulgaria

Ownership:
Austria: Budapest, Greece, Serbia, Trieste, Vienna.
England: Belgium, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Norway.
France: Brest, Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich, Sweden.
Italy: Naples, Rome, Tunis, Venice.
Russia: Moscow, Rumania, Sevastopol, St Petersburg, Warsaw.
Turkey: Ankara, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Smyrna.
Unowned: Denmark.

Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
England: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
France: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
Germany: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
Italy: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Russia: Supp 5 Unit 4 Build 1
Turkey: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1

There are no retreats. Your builds are due on Thursday May 5th at 9pm eastern time. If everyone marks their builds final, I will post prior to the deadline.

Let me know if I screwed up.