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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 Zaporozhye?

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

3. How far was the Soviet Army from Rostov when the emphasis was placed on the Caucasus region?

4. What did Hitler do to break a dictum in Group Don?

5. How many tanks were destroyed during Operation Citadel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

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

6. Who was Antonescu mad at, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What were the motivations behind the war, and how did these motivations affect Manstein's actions?

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