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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Zaporozhye?
(a) A panzer team.
(b) A railroad bridge.
(c) A city stock hold.
(d) A river.

2. What kind of attack was Operation Citadel meant to be?
(a) A general attack.
(b) A surprise attack.
(c) A sweeping attack.
(d) A pincer attack.

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

4. Where was Manstein supposed to march after getting to the Crimean region?
(a) Ragnar.
(b) Rome.
(c) Rotlin.
(d) Rostov.

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

6. Who captured the bridge at Kalach?
(a) Paulus.
(b) Hitler.
(c) The Soviets.
(d) The Romanians.

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

8. Where was Groddock killed?
(a) Poland.
(b) Crimea.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

9. What at Sevastapol could not be captured by Manstein?
(a) An army base.
(b) A headquarters.
(c) A castle.
(d) A fortress.

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

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

12. Where was Group Don sent?
(a) The North.
(b) The Central Force.
(c) The East.
(d) The South.

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

14. What Army Group did Manstein cut off at Rostov?
(a) Panzer Army Brigade.
(b) Army Group Blazer.
(c) Army Group Don.
(d) Army Group A.

15. What river was the bridge Kalach over?
(a) The Dansk River.
(b) The Don River.
(c) The Dvina River.
(d) The Danube River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disintegrated the Italian Army near Rostov?

2. What flank of the Soviet Army did Manstein say could have been destroyed had Hitler listened to him at Rostov?

3. What other target was being attacked at the same time as Stalingrad?

4. What kind of targets did Manstein say Hitler should have focused on with the Don Group?

5. What was a first for Manstein while leading the Group Don?

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