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Lesson 2
Learning Event 2

Practice Exercise
1. Listed below are the major trends of World War II. Which of the following is not considered a major trend?

A. The mechanized combined arms force came of age in this war.
B. The gradual development of the means to counter and control blitzkrieg.
C. The end of the war represented the end of pure ground operations.
D. The move toward combined arms organization came to a standstill.
2. During 1941, the German advancement in Russia was the heyday of German blitzkrieg encirclement battle and deep exploitation. Which of the following three phases represent blitzkrieg encirclement?

A. Penetration, encirclement, and continued exploitation.
B. Penetration, attack, and continued exploitation.
C. Penetration, reconnaissance, and encirclement.
D. Penetration, blocking, and encirclement.
3. During the period 1940-'42, a general of the British army developed the concept of integrating different arms and centralized control. He envisioned the armored division as a combined arms force, which opposed the traditional concept that tank units should maneuver like cavalry. Who is described here?

A. Lesley McNair.
B. Heinz Guderian.
C. Bernard L. Montgomery.
D. Douglas Mac Arthur.
4. During 1943-'45, the techniques developed by the Red Army for penetration and exploitation against German defenders included which of the following?

A. Reconnaissance echelons, deception measures, assault groups, and reverse detachment.
B. Reconnaissance echelons, deception measures, assault groups, and forward detachment.
C. Reconnaissance echelons, deception measures, attack, and encirclement.
D. Reconnaissance echelons, deception measures, attack, and reverse detachment.
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