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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which German forces did Manstein think should have attacked the Soviet forces near Rostov?

2. What kind of forces were serving in the Crimean region?

3. How many tanks were destroyed during Operation Citadel?

4. What was Zaporozhye?

5. Why was Operation Citadel stopped?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Manstein get his troops to outflank the enemy at Sevastapol?

4. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

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

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

7. What was the town ok Kursk in Manstein's eyes?

8. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is involved in the pocket at Stalingrad, and how was this situation rectified? What changed in Manstein after this event?

Essay Topic 2

What were the main differences that Manstein observed as he took the journey west, and how did these changes affect the war?

Essay Topic 3

What were Manstein's final words in the book and what did they imply? How did these words sum up the entire theme of the book?

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