Why did hitler want to capture the city of stalingrad in the soviet union? question 5 options: it was the capital city it house the entire military it was a major industrial city and near oil fields it was stalin's hometown

Hitler invaded (or tried to) invade Stalingrad because it was a large factorial city near the Caucuses which had large oil fields. Capturing it would be a heavy blow to Soviet morale because Stalingrad was named after Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union.