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Originally posted by tabs
Well MRM lets ask another question.
Why was pursuing the Southern Strategy instead of taking Moscow a strategic mistake that most likily cost Germany the war? Its an amazingily simple answer.
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Well, Stalingrad was much farther away from the Reich than Moscow was and thus made the supply lines longer. The city lay on the east side of the Volga, giving the Germans a fat natural barrier to cross and the Stalingrad populace was expecting the Germans to come and had time to prepare. Aside from that, Hitler had a silly fascination with capturing the place because it was named after his nemesis. Seeing as Hitler lost about 200k troops in the battle and another 90k captured when von Paulus disregarded his orders and surrendered, I'd say Moscow might have been a better choice.