Exactly!
Also, if the names of territories were just numbers you'd have a lot easier time with spacing.
Edbeard you have map without army circle and names,can you show me,i realy need help with these,because i dont belive that these can stay and to not overlap with Names and other Army numbers.
Expecialy terittories who have small space and where you can not move circles.
All Western Germany and Sigfried Defence(If you see Sigfried Defence its have only First Letter(Similar to you sugestion with Numbers)And you can not replace Army Circles because there is no space to put in some other place.I know that its easy to say "Put Vichy here and here" but its hard to say"Put Ardennes Circle to somwhere,and put Ruhr pocket to....I dont know where,hmm and you can put Field marshal Model also.....somwhere".
You have plenty terittories where you dont have free space and where you can not move Army Circles-and where names change in Numbers will no influence on army circles.
But like i say in start you have map clear of Names and Circles,and i will

to you or to some other map maker who will manage to create map with circles and names where 3 digit number fit and not overlap. I can give even reward,Signature in these map(not so big reward)