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LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE

Note: The following exercises are study aids. Print this sheet and write your answer in the space provided below each question. When you have finished answering all the questions for this lesson, compare your answers with those given by following the link at the bottom of this page. Review the lesson as necessary.
1. List the three types of river crossings.
   
2. What characterizes a deliberate river crossing?
   
3. What forces comprise the deliberate river-crossing organization?
   
4. Which type of river crossing features decentralized control at the brigade level?
   
5. The 52nd Infantry Division (Mechanized) encounters a river obstacle during offensive operations. The enemy's 120th Motorized Infantry Division occupies strong defensive positions on the far shore. The width of the river prevents fording of vehicles. The division stops and requests additional bridging assets. What type of river crossing must the 52nd Infantry Division (Mechanized) execute?
   
6. The 53rd Armored Division encounters a river obstacle during offensive operations. No organized enemy defenses exist on the far shore, but the enemy destroyed the only bridge in the division's sector. The division engineer states that the river is fordable at numerous locations. The division commander orders the 1st Brigade to continue its advance by forcing a crossing without pausing to wait for engineer support. What type of river crossing must the 1st Brigade execute?
   
7. List the river-crossings fundamentals.
   
8. What was the purpose for the crossing operation at the Rapido River in 1944?
   
9. Which violated fundamental contributed more than any other to the 36th Division's defeat at the Rapido River? Why was this fundamental so vital to success?
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