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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6- The Campaign in Russia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Guderian to reach the major strategic point of the Vistula River?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Two days.

2. What did Guderian not like about the post that was offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) It was a political appointment.
(b) It was a "desk job."
(c) It had insufficient power to improve the panzer armies.
(d) It was militarilly unimportant.

3. Why did Guderian believe the French wanted to avoid real fighting?
(a) They were traditionally averse to conflict.
(b) They lacked of offensive weapons.
(c) They were dug in and defending.
(d) They did not attack while Germany invaded Poland.

4. In what branch was Guderian called to serve in 1921?
(a) The General Staff.
(b) The Home Front.
(c) The Air Ministry.
(d) The Mechanized Army.

5. What major life change did Guderian make before WWI?
(a) He renounced his faith.
(b) He became a German citizen.
(c) He married.
(d) He enlisted in the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Guderian do when he reached Brest-Litovsk?

2. What German commander demanded the glory of destroying the English army at Dunkirk?

3. When was the attack against Poland initiated?

4. When was the Sudetenland incorporated into Germany?

5. Why was Guderian removed from his command by von Kluge?

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