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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chap. 7- On Inactive Service; Chap. 8- The Development of the Armed Forces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Guderian see and drive his first tank?
(a) Sweden.
(b) England.
(c) Austria.
(d) Denmark.

2. Why was Guderian removed from his command by von Kluge?
(a) He bungled an offensive.
(b) He ordered a withdrawal.
(c) He disobeyed a direct order from Hitler.
(d) He lost most of his tanks in a pitched battle.

3. What military units were crucial in breaking through the northern part of the Maginot Line?
(a) Heavy tanks.
(b) Motorized infantry.
(c) Sappers.
(d) Dive-bombers.

4. Guderian became an instructor on what subjects?
(a) Supply and logistics.
(b) Command, intelligence, and control.
(c) Land doctrine and air support.
(d) Military history and mobile warfare.

5. Germany's first experimental medium tanks had guns with what diameter of bore?
(a) 200mm
(b) 25mm.
(c) 150mm
(d) 75mm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Panzer divisions did NOT include which of the following?

2. By December of 1941, what hazard killed more German soldiers than enemy action?

3. Why was Hitler so affected by his arrival in a particular Austrian city?

4. Hitler's arrival in what Austrian city affected him deeply?

5. What was the model number of the new tank, believed to be superior to German tanks, that Russia put into combat for the first time during the fighting around Smolensk?

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