Destroying everything that the enemy could use - food supplies, crops, buildings, factories, bridges, etc
It wrecked the Confederate economy and starved the troops in the field.
german's provisions and weapons were destroyed by soviets troops
Scorched earth policy
The scorched earth policy has been used in several conflicts, but one notable example is during the American Civil War, particularly by General William Tecumseh Sherman in his "March to the Sea" in 1864. This strategy involved destroying infrastructure and resources to undermine the enemy's ability to sustain itself. Additionally, the policy has been employed in various forms in conflicts such as the Second Boer War in South Africa and during World War II by both the Nazis and Soviets.
It is commonly called a "scorched earth" policy. Hitler ordered Albert Speer to institute a scorched earth policy near the end of the war. Without telling Hitler, Speer ignored the command (he revealed this to Hitler only a few days before Hitler committed suicide). Speer's refusal to, literally, "burn Germany to the ground" is part of why when he was tried at Nuremberg, he got 20 years instead of life or execution.
The scorched earth policy basically states that a retreating military army should destroy any food or supplies that would be useful to the opposing side when retreating. The scorched earth policy not affects armies but civilians as well.
Scorched earth policy.
This question is not accurate. There was no battle that was known as scorched earth. Rather scorched earth was a method of fighting and is sometimes referred to as "the scorched earth policy". An army that applied the scorched earth policy would destroy all resources as they retreated. This would prevent the approaching enemy from having any food or shelter or supplies to supplement their army. This policy was used by the Russians against Napleon in 1814 and again by the Russians against the Germans in 1941.
Britain
The term "scorched earth policy" originated from military strategy where, during a retreat, all resources and infrastructure that could be useful to the enemy are destroyed or removed. The goal is to leave nothing of value behind for the advancing enemy, essentially leaving behind only scorched land.
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no fuel
This was done to deny the enemy shelter and food .
The Russians would burn anything that could help an invading army : Scorched Earth .
Scorched Earth Policy.
Russia.
"Scorched Earth" policy