strategic points
Tactically important places
Strategic points are locations of particular military, political, or tactical importance—places whose control confers significant advantage.
A bridge, mountain pass, or harbor might be a strategic point in warfare.
The phrase extends to any critical positions in competition or planning: We need to secure the strategic points before expanding.
- battlefieldsSites of military engagement
- contested territoryLand with competing claims
- chokepointsNarrow passages restricting flow
- bottlenecksConstrictions that impede flow
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
mountain passes · command posts · staging areas · river crossings · border checkpoints · trade routes · supply lines · lines of communication · capitals · high ground · distribution channels · transportation hubs · innovation centers · airstrips · urban centers · energy reserves · crossroads · bridgeheads
- Eastern FrontStalingrad, Kursk, Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev
- Colonial War Mapsbattle maps, military maps, campaign maps, war maps, colonial maps
- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- Military Sitesforts, military bases, fortresses, naval stations, air force bases
- military installationsmilitary base, bases, army base, forts, naval base
- Western Fronttrenches, battlefields, Ypres, Somme, Verdun
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