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

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

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

4. What kind of targets did Manstein say Hitler should have focused on with the Don Group?
(a) Costly targets.
(b) Military targets.
(c) Civillian targets.
(d) Political targets.

5. What country was Operation Citadel targeting?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) Russia.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What region did Manstein take soldiers from for Operation Citadel?

3. What did Hitler call the Crimean region?

4. Where was Group Don sent?

5. What dictum did Hitler violate in Group Don?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Antonescu mad at, and why?

2. What lie did Goring tell Hitler about the Stalingrad troops?

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

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

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

6. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

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

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

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

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

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