Does it really change the outcome of the war? Does a country fall when the capital city is captured?
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Besides the good points the top comments have made, I’m not sure how true the importance of taking the capital is. Napoleon took Moscow and failed. Justinian took the ostrogoth capital, but couldn’t ultimately hold Italy. The UK took DC during the War of 1812 and it basically ended with a draw. Japan surrendered before the capital was taken in WWII.
I think that if your goal is to completely dominate the enemy, taking the capital is a natural result of winning the war, not a requirement of it.
If you’re thinking of Germany in WWII, it was clear to everyone who lived in reality that the Germans had lost, long before Berlin was taken. It wasn’t strictly nessecary to take it besides the fact that it was the last place to take.
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