Question

Which statemeant is the most reasonable inference about one of the underlying meanings of this excerpt?

Answer 1

I believe it's A. hope this helps, have an amazing day :)

Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

The most reasonable inference that we can make from this excerpt is that Soviet troops were fighting somewhere else at the moment of the German invasion. And, since the Greman invasion came by surprise, the did not have enough time to mobilize their army back to the frontier to combat the Germans.