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

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

3. What made attacking Crimea very challenging?
(a) The ground was very marshy.
(b) It was a narrow front.
(c) The weather was harsh and unnpredictable.
(d) The terrain was mountainous.

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

5. What did Hitler do to break a dictum in Group Don?
(a) He took too long to begin battle.
(b) He split up the forces too much.
(c) He didn't leave time for the dead to be burried.
(d) He rushed into battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Manstein say was Hitler's main weakness in battle?

2. What did Paulus refuse to do?

3. Where did Hitler put unneeded men when Manstein said he needed ground troops?

4. What country did the Black Sea fleet belong to?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What made Manstein re-double his efforts to take Sevastopol after Fort Stallin fell?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did General Hoth accomplish at Rostov?

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