The 1st Combined Front is formed. Over 200,000 soldiers from Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Oklahoma are recruited to fight against the New Union.
I'm too lazy to put up the list now but here are the most important parts:
3600 M4A3E8 Shermans
2400 M24 Chaffees
1200 M26 Pershings
1200 M7 Priest SPGs
600 M29 Jackson Heavy Tanks
50 P-40s
10 B-17s
25 A-20s