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Why is holding cities so important during wars? (lemmygrad.ml)
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For example, I know that the Siege of Stalingrad was extremely important, but I don’t get why the Soviets taking the city was enough for the Nazis to lose the entire Caucasus region.

(edit: Thanks for the answers!)

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[–] demeritum@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 week ago

The nazis were thinly spread in the Caucasus in the first place. Cities can be defensible locations.