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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who kept delaying the Operation Citadel?

4. What disintegrated the Italian Army near Rostov?

5. What promotion was Manstein given after Sevastopol was taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Soviets cross the Don River during the winter?

2. Who was Antonescu mad at, and why?

3. What was Operation Citadel?

4. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

5. What happened to make Manstein call Operation Bustard successful?

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

7. What did General Hoth accomplish at Rostov?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the main differences that Manstein observed as he took the journey west, and how did these changes affect the war?

Essay Topic 2

Where did the theme of technology appear in this book, and how did it change the course of the war the Germans tried to start?

Essay Topic 3

What major changes occurred in the battle plans as a result of dishonesty, and how did these instances affect Manstein personally?

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