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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. What did Manstein call the time in Crimea when he was neither on the offensive or the defensive?
(a) A peace time.
(b) A treatise.
(c) A stalemate.
(d) A break.

2. What did Manstein say was Hitler's main weakness in battle?
(a) He did not see more than was in front of him.
(b) He did not have compassion.
(c) He did not see the big picture.
(d) He did not trust his Chiefs of Staff.

3. What was covering the German forces at Stalingrad?
(a) The German Navy.
(b) The Romanian forces.
(c) The soviets.
(d) The Luftwaffe.

4. What country were Germans vulnerable in during the making of Operation Citadel?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Africa.

5. What promotion was Manstein given after Sevastopol was taken?
(a) Chief of Staff.
(b) Major General.
(c) General Inspector.
(d) Field Marshall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Groddock killed?

2. Who stopped Operation Citadel altogether?

3. What country supplemented Germany's army?

4. How long did the battle at the Ishun Ithmus take?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Manstein not join the conspirators against Hitler?

3. What made it impossible for Manstein to properly attack Leningrad?

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

5. What was the town ok Kursk in Manstein's eyes?

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

7. What happened when Manstein went on a reconnaissance mission in the Crimean waters?

8. How did Manstein get Hitler to stop interfering with his plans for success in the Rostov Region?

9. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

10. What did Manstein say was Hitler's mistake in choosing targets?

(see the answer keys)

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