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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made attacking Crimea very challenging?
(a) The ground was very marshy.
(b) The weather was harsh and unnpredictable.
(c) The terrain was mountainous.
(d) It was a narrow front.

2. What other target was being attacked at the same time as Stalingrad?
(a) Callinton.
(b) Cashtinplath.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Caucasus.

3. How did Manstein's son die?
(a) He was mobbed.
(b) He commited suicide.
(c) In battle.
(d) He was in a car crash.

4. What region did Manstein take soldiers from for Operation Citadel?
(a) The homefront.
(b) The East.
(c) The West.
(d) France.

5. What dictum did Hitler violate in Group Don?
(a) Proper training brings successful battles.
(b) An attacker can never be too strong.
(c) Casualties hurt moralle.
(d) The element of surprise is essential.

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

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

8. How long did the battle at the Ishun Ithmus take?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 5 days.

9. What was the name of Manstein's son?
(a) Gregor.
(b) Gero.
(c) Guy.
(d) Gustav.

10. How far was the Soviet Army from Rostov when the emphasis was placed on the Caucasus region?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 400 miles.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 300 miles

11. How many tanks were destroyed during Operation Citadel?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 2,100.
(c) 1,800.
(d) 1,500.

12. What river did the Germans have to hold to avoid being cut off at Caucasus?
(a) Dunsk River.
(b) Dnieper River.
(c) Dvina River.
(d) Darmanian River.

13. What country did the Black Sea fleet belong to?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Soviets.
(c) The Itallians.
(d) The Romanians.

14. Where did Paulus demand to stay?
(a) Rostov.
(b) Munich.
(c) Kalach.
(d) Stalingrad.

15. What kind of targets did Hitler focus on with the Don Group?
(a) Political targets.
(b) Military targets.
(c) Civillian targets.
(d) Costly targets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What frozen river did Manstein's army cross in the winter?

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

3. How far did the Caucasus region stretch out from Rostov?

4. Who kept delaying the Operation Citadel?

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

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