@Elsass-Lorraine:
the issue I have then, strictly speaking is this;
- Italy Dow Russia, combat moves into a Russian territory,
- germany non combats 1 unit into Italy’s occupied space in Russia,
- Russia attacks the Italian occupied space…
- Russia has not declared war on Germany,
- what happens with the German combat unit?
As I previously stated, the rules show that the Soviet Union cannot attack a territory containing a German unit, meaning they wouldn’t be able to attack Italy.
From Page 15,
Combat: A power can�t attack a territory controlled
by or containing units belonging to a power with
which it is not at warWhich i am Aware of;
Page 22
Where Units Can Move
Land Units: A land unit can move into any friendly or
friendly neutral territory, including territories that were
captured in the current turn. It can�t move into or through
a hostile territory (not even one that contains no combat
units but is enemy-controlled) or an unfriendly neutral
or strict neutral territory. If your power isn�t at war, you
can�t move your units into territories belonging to another
friendly power or a friendly neutral.See above;
It make MORE sense that Germany Cant non combat into Russia when not at war, than for Russia not to be able to attack Italian occupied Territory because Germany has pieces in it.Germany is at war (with Britain and France) so the rules about Powers not at War don’t apply to them. Also, that territory is Italian so it should be treated just as if Germany wanted to land a fighter in Southern Italy - it’s your ally’s land, so you can move into it freely.
Same situation with USSR in that they can move into neutrals and declare war on Germany now that they are at war in Europe
Fair enough. All the years I’ve been playing and this has never come up. The depth of this game eh.