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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Antonescu from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Romania.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

2. What frozen river did Manstein's army cross in the winter?
(a) The Dvina River.
(b) The Dienig River.
(c) The Don River.
(d) The Dunsk River.

3. What did Manstein say flexibility allowed Generals to do?
(a) Canvas an area quickly.
(b) Get medical attention quickly.
(c) Retreat when necessary.
(d) Communicate with the troops.

4. What kind of forces were serving in the Crimean region?
(a) Romanian.
(b) Roman.
(c) Prussian.
(d) Soviets.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What allowed the Soviets to get better support to Sevastapol?

4. What did Manstein call the time in Crimea when he was neither on the offensive or the defensive?

5. What about the forces in the Crimean Region were inferior?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitler keep trying to freeze during the movement in the Rostov region, and how did it work?

2. What did Hitler do when Manstein successfully took Sevastopol?

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

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

5. What dictum did Hitler violate when with the Group Don, and how?

6. What strange situation did Hitler cause by not trusting his Chiefs of Staff?

7. What did Paulus refuse to do at the behest of others?

8. What was Operation Citadel?

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

10. Who was Gero, and how did he die?

(see the answer keys)

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