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13th December 2006, 22:14
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Re: stupid strategic question
At the very least the Luftwaffe may have been able to use the Kuban for forward bases to bomb the Caucasian oil fields with better aircraft like the He 177, thus denying the Soviets this vital resource as Germany was probably incapable of ever capturing the Caucasus by this stage of the war.
Maikop was wrecked at this time and Grozny was damaged. These two fields together accounted for about 10% of production but the real prize would have been the destruction of the Baku fields (80% of Soviet oil). The Soviets could not afford to let this happen. Best Regards Andy Fletcher 
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