262K views · 2.2K reactions | The scorched earth policy was a double-edged sword—it devastated Soviet civilians but also crippled the German advance. Combined with the vast distances, partisan warfare, and the Russian winter, it played a crucial role in halting the Wehrmacht and setting the stage for Soviet counteroffensives like the Battle of Moscow (1941) and later Stalingrad (1942–43). | History Collection | Facebook

198K views · 1.9K reactions | Why did Afrikaner soldiers, scarred by Britain’s brutal scorched-earth policy during the 2nd Anglo-Boer War, choose to fight alongside the British Empire in WWI? Watch the full episode here https://youtu.be/h23qAz9QYgg | HISTORY | Facebook