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
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.
scorched earth means that in war the losing country burns the city to the ground*EDIT- Scorched earth refers to the burning of land so that it is rendered useless. This was primarily used by Stalin to prevent Napoleon and Hitler from gaining Russian lands. They did this because they were undoubtedly losing against France and Germany so they figured "we might as well make their lives worse if we're gonna lose."
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.
no fuel
This was done to deny the enemy shelter and food .
no fuel
The Russians would burn anything that could help an invading army : Scorched Earth .
Scorched Earth Policy.
Russia.
"Scorched Earth" policy