FT183 Partisan Stronghold

[Gordon]

Are the partisans considered "Russian partisans" for commissar usage?

 

[von Marwitz]

Are the partisans considered "Russian partisans" for commissar usage?

The scenarios card says "Crimean Partisans". Crimea was part of the Russian Soviet Republic until 1954.

In general, the "Russians" in ASL would be more accurately designated as "Soviets".

For the purposes of the scenario, I am sure they are considered "Russian Partisans" thus allowing you to exchange the 8-0 Partisan Leader for a Commissar.

That's what we did in my playing of the scenario some years ago.

von Marwitz

 

[Gordon]

Those were my thoughts. I just wasn't sure if an explicit statement of them being "Russian partisans" was required.

 

[Psycho]

The scenarios card says "Crimean Partisans". Crimea was part of the Russian Soviet Republic until 1954.

huh?

 

[thedrake]

Dammit,Psycho, quit screwing around and get your ASL stuff back online!

huh?

 

[von Marwitz]

huh?

The Crimea has been under different rule throughout history.

• I won't go back too far, but from roughly 1800 until the Russian Revolution it was part of the Russian Empire.
• During the Russian Civil war after WW 1, there were several short lived republics.
• After the Russian Civil war it was the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1945), within the Soviet Union.
• During WW 2 it was temporarily under German rule.
• For alleged collaboration with Germany, after WW 2 it was downgraded to an Oblast (administrative district) within the Russian Soviet Republic (one of the republics being part of the USSR).
• After Stalin's death, Chrushtchev in 1954 turned it over from the Russian Soviet Republic to the Ukrainian Soviet Republic within the USSR.
• After the USSR was disbanded, the former Ukranian Soviet Republic including its Crimea became the independent state of Ukraine.

All this is saying nothing about the Ukranian people. In the current war between Russia and the Ukraine, Putin claims that there is no such thing as an Ukranian people/nationality at all. Apparently, the Ukranians disagree.

Now back to purposes of ASL and scenario FT183:
The Crimea was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the USSR during WW 2.
When ASL typically refers to "Russians", it really should more precisely refer to "Soviets".
Thus, in turn, as the Crimea during WW 2 can be subsumed to the Soviet Republics being part of the USSR, i.e. Soviets, this "translates" to "Russians" for ASL purposes and FT183.

von Marwitz