Understanding Post-WWI Military Doctrine and Mechanization

Question 1 10 out of 10 points German general Hans von Seekt assigned his officers the responsibility to conduct post-war analysis of WWI, the result of which became known as ____________. Selected Answer: A. Army Regulation 487 (Leadership and Battle with Combined Arms) Response Feedback: Correct Question 2 0 out of 10 points Which of the following factors contributed to the French adopting a primarily defensive doctrine after WWI? Selected Answer: C. Heavy casualties inflicted by German defenses on French offensive maneuvers in WWI convinced them against implementing aggressive offensive doctrine; the Army conducted a thorough review of lessons learned from WWI and concluded that offensive operations would only happen after defenses repelled an attack and there were adequate numbers of infantry to push forward in mechanized vehicles. Response Feedback: Incorrect. Please review: Lesson, Interwar Mechanization Development, page 31-03 Question 3 10 out of 10 points After establishing an early lead in the theory of mechanized warfare, why were the British unable to put theory into practice? Selected Answer: B. Army leadership was unimaginative and displayed an unwillingness to address combined arms warfare. Response Feedback: Correct

Question 4 10 out of 10 points Development of armored capabilities during the interwar period took place within a larger framework which included which of the following? Selected Answer: B. Doctrinal change, modernization, and technological innovation Response Feedback: Correct Question 5 10 out of 10 points Which of the following influenced the development of mechanization theory and doctrine in the Soviet Union? Selected Answer: B. Interwar mechanization enjoyed the support of the head of state, resulting in a massive industrial base to provide large numbers of armored vehicles for experimentation and exercises. Response Feedback: Correct Question 6 10 out of 10 points What reasons contributed to the French failing to recognize the significance of tanks for aggressive offensive warfare? Selected Answer: C. The officer corps failed to conduct a large-scale analysis of lessons learned from WWI; doctrine was focused on defensive operations dominated by artillery; senior army leaders did not encourage subordinates to express any dissenting opinions on doctrinal development. Response Feedback: Correct

Question 7 10 out of 10 points Both Lutz and Guderian emphasized that Panzer units must include an integral force of which of the following? Selected Answer: A. Motorized infantry, artillery, engineers, and signal troops as well as armor. Response Feedback: Correct Question 8 10 out of 10 points What caused intellectual disruption of Soviet doctrine? Selected Answer: A. The Russian Revolution resulted in a purge of many of the officers who had served in the Imperial Russian Army. Response Feedback: Correct Question 9 0 out of 10 points Which of the following prevented the French army from developing and integrating a fully capable armored force supported by doctrine? Selected Answer: C. The armored doctrine proposed by generals De Gaulle and Giraud caused the French government to delay funding for armored forces until late 1940. Response Feedback: Incorrect. Please review: Lesson, Interwar Mechanization Development, page 31-08 Question 10 0 out of 10 points

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How were the Germans able to innovate with armor better than anyone else? Selected Answer: A. Technological advances in German engineering Response Feedback: Incorrect. Please review: Reading, Armored Warfare: The British, French, and German experiences, page 47 Wednesday, January 24, 2024 7:01:33 AM CST OK All submitted answers are final! Results Displayed Submitted Answers, Feedback Question 1 10 out of 10 points Which of the following influenced the development of mechanization theory and doctrine in the Soviet Union? Selected Answer: B. Interwar mechanization enjoyed the support of the head of state, resulting in a massive industrial base to provide large numbers of armored vehicles for experimentation and exercises. Response Feedback: Correct Question 2 10 out of 10 points How did interpretations of history by British, French, and German military leaders affect force and doctrine development during the interwar period? Selected Answer: C. Each army shared similar experiences during World War I, but each arrived at different tactical and operational interpretations during the interwar period largely

due to personalities, intellectual trends, societal influences, and the position of military organizations within society. Response Feedback: Correct Question 3 10 out of 10 points How were the Germans able to innovate with armor better than anyone else? Selected Answer: B. By tolerating a high degree of debate within the officer corps about war, tactics, and operations Response Feedback: Correct Question 4 10 out of 10 points Both Lutz and Guderian emphasized that Panzer units must include an integral force of which of the following? Selected Answer: A. Motorized infantry, artillery, engineers, and signal troops as well as armor. Response Feedback: Correct Question 5 10 out of 10 points Which country's experience during WWI gave rise to the idea of the Maginot Line? Selected Answer: A. France Response Feedback: Correct

Question 6 10 out of 10 points One of the single most important factors in German innovation was that __________. Selected Answer: B. They had considerable knowledge of what others (countries) had tried as they began their massive rearmament program in 1933. Response Feedback: Correct Question 7 10 out of 10 points According to the author, the processes of innovation that created armored forces in Britain, France, and Germany during the interwar period involved several peculiarities of which of the following? Selected Answer: A. Personalities, intellectual trends, societal influences, and the position of military organizations in society. Response Feedback: Correct Question 8 0 out of 10 points The author describes a "pervasive disinterest in innovation" that ran rampant through the British army during the 1920s and 1930s. What did he identify as the causes for this disinterest? Selected Answer: B. British officers were reluctant to adopt aggressive offensive doctrine; British general Milne was very closed-minded to experimentation with armored forces; the 1927 and 1928 maneuvers demonstrated the futility of armored warfare. Response Feedback: Incorrect. Please review: Reading, Armored Warfare: The British, French, and German experiences, pages 20 - 22

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Question 9 10 out of 10 points After establishing an early lead in the theory of mechanized warfare, why were the British unable to put theory into practice? Selected Answer: B. Army leadership was unimaginative and displayed an unwillingness to address combined arms warfare. Response Feedback: Correct Question 1 10 out of 10 points How did interpretations of history by British, French, and German military leaders affect force and doctrine development during the interwar period? Selected Answer: C. Each army shared similar experiences during World War I, but each arrived at different tactical and operational interpretations during the interwar period largely due to personalities, intellectual trends, societal influences, and the position of military organizations within society. Response Feedback: Correct Question 2 10 out of 10 points Which of the following best describes the British army's biggest political and strategic challenge for developing armored forces post World War I? Selected Answer: A. The public and politicians were mostly anti-military, and the government severely cut the Army budget as late as 1937. Response Feedback: Correct

Question 3 10 out of 10 points Which three major interwar technological innovations most affected land warfare? Selected Answer: A. Internal combustion engine, radio, and radar Response Feedback: Correct Question 4 10 out of 10 points According to the author, the processes of innovation that created armored forces in Britain, France, and Germany during the interwar period involved several peculiarities of which of the following? Selected Answer: A. Personalities, intellectual trends, societal influences, and the position of military organizations in society. Response Feedback: Correct Question 5 10 out of 10 points The author contends that in addition to a supportive strategic and political environment, innovation requires organizations have which of the following? Selected Answer: B. An interplay of past experiences, leaders and innovators, and a cultural environment to help innovation to proceed. Response Feedback: Correct

Question 6 10 out of 10 points Which of the following prevented the French army from developing and integrating a fully capable armored force supported by doctrine? Selected Answer: A. A historic friction between the military and the government prevented frank and honest discussion about military requirements, thus severely impacting the funding needed to meet these requirements. Response Feedback: Correct Question 7 10 out of 10 points Which country's experience during WWI gave rise to the idea of the Maginot Line? Selected Answer: A. France Response Feedback: Correct Question 8 10 out of 10 points The author describes a "pervasive disinterest in innovation" that ran rampant through the British army during the 1920s and 1930s. What did he identify as the causes for this disinterest? Selected Answer: A. Senior army leaders were highly sensitive to critical analysis of British military tactics and operations during WWI; the study of military science was discouraged throughout the ranks; army culture rested on maintaining a regimental system that valued old ways of soldiering over intellectual studies. Response Feedback: Correct

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Question 9 10 out of 10 points Which of the following were key doctrinal problems arising from WWI? Selected Answer: C. How to achieve a tactical penetration of enemy defenses and then translate that into operational success by defeating an army through the depth of its formations. Response Feedback: Correct Question 10 10 out of 10 points Development of armored capabilities during the interwar period took place within a larger framework which included which of the following? Selected Answer: B. Doctrinal change, modernization, and technological innovation Response Feedback: Correct

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