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

2. What did Dr. Geordeler want Guderian to help him with?
(a) A technical problem in production.
(b) A revolutionary tank design.
(c) A plan to put Hitler under arrest.
(d) A major reorganization of the panzer division.

3. What disadvantage did the Russians face in their defense of the region around Smolensk?
(a) They had lost their chain of command.
(b) They had no air force.
(c) They had no winter clothing.
(d) Their forces were mostly militia.

4. About how many German soldiers were lost when Army Group Center was encircled on the Eastern front?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 10,000.

5. What resource in Czechoslovakia proved to be somewhat useful for Germany?
(a) Iron deposits.
(b) Manpower.
(c) Tank production.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What French Channel port was attacked by Guderian first?

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

4. What happened to von Fritsch, Blomberg, and Lutz at about the same time Guderian was promoted in 1938?

5. How many children did Guderian have?

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