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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 did Manstein say about what was covering his forces at Stalingrad?
(a) They were weak.
(b) They were unneeded.
(c) They were inexperienced.
(d) They were treacherous.

2. What did Paulus refuse to do?
(a) Act on his own.
(b) Leave his post.
(c) Defy Hitler.
(d) Follow orders.

3. What country were Germans vulnerable in during the making of Operation Citadel?
(a) Russia.
(b) Africa.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. What kind of group was the German Molders?
(a) A secret operations group.
(b) A training group.
(c) An air fighting group.
(d) A foot brigade group.

5. What did General Hoth do in Rostov?
(a) Took 20,000 prisoners.
(b) Kept the Soviets from breaking through.
(c) Helped Antonescu.
(d) Defied Hitler publicly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made the Ishun Isthmus hard to navigate?

2. What country did the Black Sea fleet belong to?

3. What made attacking Crimea very challenging?

4. What at Sevastapol could not be captured by Manstein?

5. Where did Hitler put unneeded men when Manstein said he needed ground troops?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was debated in the summer of 1943?

4. What did General Hoth accomplish at Rostov?

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

6. What were Western forces poised to do in the summer of 1943?

7. Who was Antonescu mad at, and why?

8. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

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

10. What was Operation Citadel?

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