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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. What was the first city that Guderian attacked in France?
(a) Metz.
(b) Strasbourg.
(c) Chaumont.
(d) Bouillon.

2. What happened to von Fritsch, Blomberg, and Lutz at about the same time Guderian was promoted in 1938?
(a) They were tried for treason.
(b) They were also promoted.
(c) They defected.
(d) They were demoted.

3. What was the first major action taken by Guderian against Brest-Litovosk?
(a) A motorized division stormed the city, but was repulsed.
(b) SS infantry infiltrated the city at night.
(c) An armored column penetrated the outer defenses of the city.
(d) A force of armored vehicles scouted its defenses.

4. What post was Guderian offered after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) General of the Mobile Command.
(b) General of the Panzer Armies.
(c) Mobile Operations Commisar.
(d) East Army Commandant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Germany expect the invasion of Russia to take?

2. What was one difficulty that Guderian's forces encountered during the march into Austria?

3. How long did it take Guderian to reach the major strategic point of the Vistula River?

4. What conference led to the incorporation of the Sudetenland into Germany?

5. What does Guderian thank Hitler for after the incorporation of the Sudetenmand into Germany?

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