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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 direction was Manstein supposed to march after getting to the Crimean region?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) West.

2. What flank of the Soviet Army did Manstein say could have been destroyed had Hitler listened to him at Rostov?
(a) The Western flank.
(b) The Northern flank.
(c) The Southern flank.
(d) The Central flank.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Pepo die?

2. Where was Manstein supposed to march after getting to the Crimean region?

3. How did Nagel die?

4. Where was Antonescu from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did General Hoth accomplish at Rostov?

(see the answer keys)

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