SSgt Study Guide Test Chapter 1

Question 1 of 16

1

What proved a prerequisite for successful land, sea, or air operations?

Select one of the following:

Air Logistics
Air Superiority
Air Power
Air Force

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

1

On September 1, 1939, _________ launched a massive assault on Poland that opened the greatest war in history and spawned the term Blitzkrieg, or "lightning war."

Select one of the following:

George Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Hugh Dowding

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

1

Under what name is The German Air Force referred to as ?

Select one of the following:

Luftwaffe
Blitzkrieg
ULTRA
Royal Air Force

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

1

The German Air Force was commanded by ______ to crush the enemy on September 1, 1939?

Select one of the following:

Adolf Hitler
Hugh Dowdings
Winston Churchill
Hermann Goring

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

1

In April ______, German Forces surprised neutral Denmark and Norway.

Select one of the following:

1942
1940
1939
1945

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

1

what was the name of Belgium's famed fortress that German paratroopers surprise attacked, and was also considered to be the strongest in Europe?

Select one of the following:

Eban Emael
Luftwaffe
Blitzkrieg
ULTRA

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

1

When German Forces attacked France, the Luftwaffe gained air superiority, masked the movement of German panzers through the Ardennes forest, and hindered Allied attempts to rally.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

1

The first all-air campaign in history, was fought between who?

Select one of the following:

Germany and United States
Britain and France
United States and Britain
Germany and Britain

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

1

Adolf Hitler's forces never invaded the Netherlands and Belgium.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

1

Britain's Royal Air Force, in the Battle of Britain, was lead by _______.

Select one of the following:

Major General Oliver P. Echols
Adolf Hitler
Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowdings
Sir Robert Watson-Watt

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

1

Any information gained from Enigma was top secret and known as ULTRA.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

1

The information gave British intelligence, but did not forewarn them of major attacks and invaluable insight on the status of German maintenance and logistics.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

1

The Germans first attacked Royal Air Force airfields and then after the Royal Air Force bombed Berlin 24 August, switched to a terror bombing campaign against London.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

1

In tribute to the Royal Air Force Fighter Command, Prime Minister ________ stated, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

Select one of the following:

Hugh Dowdings
Winston Churchill
Hermann Goring
Oliver P. Echols

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

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SSgt Study Guide Test Chapter 1

SSgt Study Guide Test Chapter 1

Question 1 of 16

What proved a prerequisite for successful land, sea, or air operations?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

On September 1, 1939, _________ launched a massive assault on Poland that opened the greatest war in history and spawned the term Blitzkrieg, or "lightning war."

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

Under what name is The German Air Force referred to as ?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

The German Air Force was commanded by ______ to crush the enemy on September 1, 1939?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

In April ______, German Forces surprised neutral Denmark and Norway.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

what was the name of Belgium's famed fortress that German paratroopers surprise attacked, and was also considered to be the strongest in Europe?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

When German Forces attacked France, the Luftwaffe gained air superiority, masked the movement of German panzers through the Ardennes forest, and hindered Allied attempts to rally.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

The first all-air campaign in history, was fought between who?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

Adolf Hitler's forces never invaded the Netherlands and Belgium.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

Britain's Royal Air Force, in the Battle of Britain, was lead by _______.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

Any information gained from Enigma was top secret and known as ULTRA.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

The information gave British intelligence, but did not forewarn them of major attacks and invaluable insight on the status of German maintenance and logistics.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

The Germans first attacked Royal Air Force airfields and then after the Royal Air Force bombed Berlin 24 August, switched to a terror bombing campaign against London.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

In tribute to the Royal Air Force Fighter Command, Prime Minister ________ stated, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

Major General Oliver P. Echols began the most massive aircraft procurement program in history.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 16

By 1942, American factories failed to produce more than 45,000 air craft.

Select one of the following:

Explanation