Would a German capture of Moscow really have changed the Eastern Front?

dagnamit.. okay. on home ice.. finland is great

for the rest .. you have a lot of what if's
france collapsed.. Poland and the rest of Europe.. the soviets by Moscow look as well, and if Moscow does fall ( and lets just say one of the other two as well in short order, then well France just may join in.) Victory is in the eyes of reality and a certain point of view. The French can or could be just as fascist.

If Moscow falls then the british might throw in the towel at face saving grace. The germans didn't want to fight them anyways.

the table turn and change once 1945 comes around. it simply doesn't matter what the germans do, this is a war they will loose because they are blinded by idiocy. so they loose by the atomic or soviet boot.

Moscow isn't the end either way
 
I am a bit torn here. Obviously an event like that would be of some importance, but I'm not really sure how significant that is. Moscow being the capital and also an important industrial and transportation center means it would be a huge loss for the Soviets, but then the Soviets suffered huge losses all throughout the war and they still won.
The Soviets had plans to relocate to Omsk had Moscow fallen, so a total collapse into anarchy seems highly unlikely. Still, I don't like the USSR's chances in any scenario where they've lost their largest city and probably the single most important rail hub in Eurasia.

Another thing to consider is what state the Germans captured the city in. If it's somehow a quick capture then the USSR is really in trouble, but if the Germans are occupying a heap of ruble then the logistical situation hasn't actually changed too much, as it's not like the Germans will be able to get the trains going again in a timely manner.
 
Yes, things would change - obviously. Personally I'm inclined to think the fall of Moscow means the essential German victory in the East. Yes, resistance would continue, for the reasons mentioned by others, but that doesn't mean it would be significant, effective resistance. The fall has to happen in 1941. After that, it's at least really extremely unlikely.
 
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