Winter 1940 - end of turn
In North Africa, the battle of Sidi Barrani resulted in Wavell falling back to Alexandria. German Stukas took a toll on British Artillery. . .The 8th army digs in at El Alamein as Rommel pauses on the Egyptian border to await reinforcements. Cunningham's fleet is still intact and rules the Eastern Med, but has not engaged the Italian navy in the central Med due to significant Axis air superiority.
In Eastern Europe the Germans are massing on the frontier for apparently an early Spring Barbarossa. The Soviets have met their minimum border requirements of 7 front line units and 1 air unit with mostly infantry and are reinforcing defensive zones around Minsk, Kiev, and Odessa. One of the bright spots for the Allies in the early game was that the Russians took minimal casualties in the Winter war with Finland - so, while the Germans got off light in Poland and France - they are at least facing a little bit stronger Russia for Barbarossa.
In Western Europe, the withdraw of the Luftwaffe to Poland has provided England with some relief from strategic bombing. U-boats ported in Brittany have range to hit all of the Atlantic convoy zones. The U-Boat Pen largely protects the u-boats from air attacks while they are in port. Another win for the Allies in the early game was that ASW warfare managed to eliminate 2 u-boat aces with only Prien left by the Winter of 1940. . .