eli5 Why is it so important to „capture“ the capital city in a war?

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Does it really change the outcome of the war? Does a country fall when the capital city is captured?

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Government, parliament and top officials like the head of State are usually in the capital city. Until you have a half-functioning government in charge you haven’t captured the whole country, because the parliament and government can still enact laws (maybe assigning extraordinary powers), the top government officials are still there and so on.

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