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August, 2005 Correct Answers: The Battle of the Atlantic

1) What was the principal German weapon against Allied shipping in the Atlantic?

A - U-boats

B - E-boats

C - Destroyers

D - Battleships

2) Allied merchant ships employed what tactic to maximize their safety?

A - Only sailing at night

B - Decoy ships

C - Sailing in convoys

D - Camouflage paint

3) What were Milch Cows?

A - Cows carried on Allied ships to supplement sailor's dairy needs

B - Anti-aircraft barrage balloons affixed to Allied ships

C - Fake German radio transmissions meant to deceive Allied code breakers

D - German submarines used as tankers to refuel other U-boats

4) Who implemented the "Wolf Pack" tactic of attack?

A - Karl Doenitz

B - Erich Raeder

C - Ernest King

D - Winston Churchill

5) What is the English translation of Operation Paukenschlag?

A - Blackout

B - Drumbeat

C - Life vest

D - Waterfall