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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. Who gave the order for Manstein to focus on fighting the Crimean region only?

2. Who did Antonescu have bitterness towards?

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

4. What did General Hoth do in Rostov?

5. What about the Soviets at Crimea was superior to the Germans at first?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Operation Citadel?

3. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nagel was an upbeat man. How did this major feature about him affect the people around him? What were people's first impressions of him and how does this affect Nagel's capacity to lead? Make sure you support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What did Manstein say was Hitler's greatest weakness, and what resulted as a direct cause of this weakness in Hitler?

Essay Topic 3

Manstein was fascinated with the Russian immigrants she met. What caused this fascination, and how did it affect his demeanor for the remainder of the narrative?

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