Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun military An
encircled enemy unit .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Finnish motti.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word motti.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
errguitar commented on the word motti
Finnish word for a encircled enemy force, aka a kessel in German. From mottius the innovative Finnish tactic in the Winter and Continuation wars to break up Soviet forces into pockets by the use of light and highly mobile forces that then allowed the isolated pocket, sometimes composed of stronger forces, to 'cook' until it ran out of supplies.
One of the most celebrated examples is the battle of Suomussalami
January 26, 2009