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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6- The Campaign in Russia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Guderian not like about the post that was offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) It was a "desk job."
(b) It had insufficient power to improve the panzer armies.
(c) It was militarilly unimportant.
(d) It was a political appointment.

2. What difficulty did Guderian face in attempting to cross the Narev River?
(a) Minefields.
(b) Intense artillery shelling.
(c) Fierce Polish resistance.
(d) A shortage of bridging equipment.

3. What was the first major action taken by Guderian against Brest-Litovosk?
(a) A force of armored vehicles scouted its defenses.
(b) A motorized division stormed the city, but was repulsed.
(c) An armored column penetrated the outer defenses of the city.
(d) SS infantry infiltrated the city at night.

4. Why was Guderian unable to press his attack into Dunkirk?
(a) The French were well fortified in this area.
(b) The English had landed.
(c) There was a lack of fuel and supplies.
(d) Hitler ordered a halt of ground advances in this area.

5. Germany's first experimental medium tanks had guns with what diameter of bore?
(a) 75mm.
(b) 200mm
(c) 25mm.
(d) 150mm

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the Austrian army after the successful German march on that nation?

2. When was the Sudetenland incorporated into Germany?

3. What was unusual about the mobile division organized by Guderian under General Lutz's command?

4. Why did Hitler feel it was reasonable to occupy the Sudetenland?

5. What was the first city that Guderian attacked in France?

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