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What is the name of the war strategy in which the army burns and destroy everything?
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.
How did the scorched earth policy help the north win the war?
It wrecked the Confederate economy and starved the troops in the field.
What is scorched earth policy?
Destroying everything that the enemy could use - food supplies, crops, buildings, factories, bridges, etc
How did the soviet union's scorched - earth policy affect Germany's invansion of russia?
german's provisions and weapons were destroyed by soviets troops
How was Russian scorched earth policy against Germany?
Joseph Stalin gave the order to destroy everything that could be useful to Germans.So the people fleeing east used to destroy their own houses, to burn the crop field, the industry plants...The same defensive strategy had been previoulsy made against the Napoleon advance.
What happened to the region during Sherman's march to the sea?
General Sherman destroyed everything in his path. It was a scorched earth strategy.
Why was the general strategy behind Philip Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign and William Sherman's March to the Sea?
The scorched earth strategy
What was Stalin's retreat strategy?
' Scorched Earth '
Grant and Sherman use to end the war quickly?
Scorched earth.
Sherman's policies of total war and scorched earth targeted the South's?
economic infrastructure
Did the Soviets use a scorched earth strategy to help defeat the Germans?
Yes
What was scorched earth policy?
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.
Who is the general in the civil war that who came closest to following a scorched earth policy?
Union General William T. Sherman
Why can it be said that General Scott's plan had a great impact on Union strategy in fighting?
Scott's Anaconda Plan proved to be the blueprint for the Union victory. The blockade of the Southern ports and the capture of the Mississippi River eventually led to the starvation fo the military and civilian population, especially when coupled with Sherman's scorched earth policy during his March to the Sea.
What was the new type of combat called that was created by Grant Sherman and Sheridan?
During the US Civil War, Union generals Grant and Sherman employed what was called total war and /or scorched earth tactics.
What battle and event during civil war used the concept scorched earth to cripple the state georgia?
The Battle of Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea.
What was Sherman's scorched earth policy and why did grant order him to use it?
Everything was burned from Atlanta to the sea in order to keep the Confederates from having access to foodstuffs and shelter.
