Something everyone should bear in mind is that the locations listed for the units are not static - the US XI corps (as just one example) pushed east during the summer of 2000 before being forced back to where they're shown. This has been discussed in great detail in earlier threads.
These units which have moved (even just around in circles during the offensive and counter offensive) are not in cantonment and have for the most part expended all fuel and supplies. A period of rebuilding and possibly entrenchment would be required to either move on again or prepare for winter.
This in addition to the destruction of bridges and other transport infrastructure over the course of the war, goes a long way to explaining why the XI Corps are essentially "stuck" and unable to take part in the evacuation.
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
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