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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11- Chief of the General Staff.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the planning of the Kursk offensive, Guderian had what major objection?
(a) Too little fuel was available.
(b) Intelligence was lacking.
(c) The Panther was still not ready.
(d) The Russian were too numerous.

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

3. When did the "Breakthrough to the Channel" begin?
(a) August 9th, 1940.
(b) December 28th, 1939.
(c) January 2nd, 1940.
(d) May 10th, 1940.

4. What was the code name for the German invasion of Russia?
(a) Barbarossa.
(b) Sea lion.
(c) Downfall.
(d) Overlord.

5. Guderian's role in his new position centered around what?
(a) Air defense.
(b) Motorized transport.
(c) Logistics.
(d) Amphibious assault.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rommel believe the Allies would make their major amphibious invasion?

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

3. After the occupation of the Sudetenland, tension with which major nation grew?

4. During the fighting around Smolensk, Von Kluge threatened to court-martial Guderian and what other German leader?

5. Late in the first Winter of the campaign against Russia, trucks, and railroads were mostly replaced by what other mode of transportation for supplies?

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