Here , Rommel could have cut the major supply route of the Soviets through Persia .
Here , Rommel could helped take the Caucasus , virtually neutralizing Britain 's effectiveness in the war and potentially sealing the fate of the Soviet Union .
Here , Rommel could have cut the major supply route of the Soviets through Persia , and helped take the Caucasus , virtually neutralizing Britain 's effectiveness in the war and potentially sealing the fate of the Soviet Union .