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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14- Operation Citadel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Operation Citadel stopped?
(a) The weather got severe.
(b) The budget was gone.
(c) It didn't go fast enough.
(d) Allied forces were attcking.

2. Where could the Polish Army withdraw if given enough time?
(a) The Vistula River.
(b) The English Channel.
(c) The Vistula Valley.
(d) The White Cliffs.

3. What advantage did Germany have over Poland?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Good leadership.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Escape tactics.

4. What did Manstein fear most about the surprise attack on the West?
(a) That the Allies would only be pushed back.
(b) That Hitler would take full command.
(c) That the numbers of the armies would not be enough.
(d) That a hole in the defenses would occur.

5. How many prisoners were captured in Radom?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 60,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Groddock killed?

2. What direction was Manstein supposed to march after getting to the Crimean region?

3. What promotion was Manstein given after Sevastopol was taken?

4. Who did Manstein say Hitler was pleasing when he sent men needed for ground troops somewhere else?

5. How did Manstein think the war could be ended?

(see the answer key)

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