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Originally Posted by Franz45
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That very true all, but you got to remember that Moscow was a communication hub and the capital of the country. If Germans took Moscow that would have been major victory. They could have probably captured Stalin in taken Moscow. Then after taken Moscow and securing that part of the front it would have freed up tank and troops to take Leningrad. Stalingrad was not real significant target need to be captured.
(Some people I have talked to, which i agree with them, that if the Germans invaded a few weeks earlier the German would most likely took Moscow before the winter and maybe Leningrad by winter.)
Very good replies thanks, please counter if you would like to or answer the thread.
Franz
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Yes, Moscow was the center and a huge target, capturing Moscow however, would not have ended the war. The Germans would have never captured Stalin as he had a special train waiting for him in case all was lost. Not at all sure about the extra troops.... Germans and her allies lost over 800,000 trying to capture Stalingrad and failed. How many troops do you think Germany might have lost trying to capture the worlds most fortified city which was also 4 times the size of Stalingrad? The fact that most of the city was also booby trapped didnt help NAZI cause.
For 3 years Germany tried everything to capture Leningrad. What else could Germany have done?
Oh and welcome.
