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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 kind of targets did Manstein say Hitler should have focused on with the Don Group?
(a) Civillian targets.
(b) Political targets.
(c) Military targets.
(d) Costly targets.

2. What country supplemented Germany's army?
(a) All of these.
(b) Romania.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Italy.

3. How did Pepo die?
(a) In a land battle.
(b) In an air raid.
(c) In an airplane crash.
(d) In a car crash.

4. What Army Group did Manstein cut off at Rostov?
(a) Army Group Blazer.
(b) Army Group A.
(c) Panzer Army Brigade.
(d) Army Group Don.

5. Why was the Sixth Army surrounded at Stalingrad?
(a) Manstein was caught off guard.
(b) The spies gave wrong information.
(c) The forces were split up.
(d) Hitler was distracted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Manstein's son die?

2. What was a first for Manstein while leading the Group Don?

3. What was Zaporozhye?

4. What did Manstein say about what was covering his forces at Stalingrad?

5. What other target was being attacked at the same time as Stalingrad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What complaint did Manstein have about the troops that were covering him at Stalingrad?

3. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

4. Who was Antonescu mad at, and why?

5. How did Manstein get Hitler to stop interfering with his plans for success in the Rostov Region?

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

7. What did Manstein say was Hitler's mistake in choosing targets?

8. How did the Soviets cross the Don River during the winter?

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

10. What happened to make Manstein call Operation Bustard successful?

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