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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was covering the German forces at Stalingrad?
(a) The German Navy.
(b) The Luftwaffe.
(c) The Romanian forces.
(d) The soviets.

2. What river did the Germans have to hold to avoid being cut off at Caucasus?
(a) Dvina River.
(b) Dnieper River.
(c) Dunsk River.
(d) Darmanian River.

3. Where was Antonescu from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Romania.

4. What did Hitler call the Crimean region?
(a) A needed blockade.
(b) A key strategic position.
(c) A necessary evil.
(d) An out of the way event.

5. Why was Antonescu so bitter towards one man?
(a) He was left low on supplies.
(b) His army had been given too hard a task.
(c) He didn't have enough troops.
(d) His concerns were not taken into account.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie did Goring tell Hitler about the troops in Stalingrad?

2. What city was Operation Citadel targeting?

3. What made attacking Crimea very challenging?

4. What made the Ishun Isthmus hard to navigate?

5. How many tanks were destroyed during Operation Citadel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

2. Why did Manstein not join the conspirators against Hitler?

3. What dictum did Hitler violate when with the Group Don, and how?

4. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

5. What happened when Manstein went on a reconnaissance mission in the Crimean waters?

6. What did Paulus refuse to do at the behest of others?

7. Who was Gero, and how did he die?

8. What made it impossible for Manstein to properly attack Leningrad?

9. What did Hitler do when Manstein successfully took Sevastopol?

10. Why did Manstein say the army at Stalingrad got surrounded?

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