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Originally Posted by Heibges
No, it's impossible to express as a single word in English. I remember it in terms of the Battle of Kiev.
I think in German it might start out "verr....or vern...or verrn".
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Vernichten?
Vernichtungsschlacht?
The most common german description for the Battle of Kiev is "Kesselschlacht". This term was used when a complete encirclement was achieved and total annihilation (=Vernichtung) of the surrounded enemy forces became the goal.
During Barbarossa the Central german army group disbanded the Blizkrieg strategy (=continue the drive towards Moscow) for some time in favour of the Kiev Kesselschlacht. Hitler ordered this change in strategy because he was afraid of this massive enemy troop concentration behind the german front and decided to annihilate those. Most front commanders, like Guderian were against this strategy change because they considered this change as a waste of time and resources.
Attrition = Abnutzung