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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendices I- XXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the state of strategic thinking about the use of tanks in the German high command as of 1938?
(a) There was complete agreement about their use.
(b) There was still disagreement about their use.
(c) They had become the center of the German military.
(d) They were not accepted as effective weapons.

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

3. 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.

4. What did Guderian convince Himmler to do?
(a) Endorse Guderian for a promotion.
(b) Give up his military post.
(c) Turn himself in for arrest.
(d) Surrender his forces.

5. Following the allied breakout from Normany, German forces retreated to what region?
(a) The Ardennes.
(b) The Maginot line.
(c) Dunkirk.
(d) The West Wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the planning of the Kursk offensive, Guderian had what major objection?

2. What was the diplomatic result of Germany's invasion of Poland?

3. In Appendix XVI, according to Guderian's writings, how many enemy divisions were attempting to flee Belgium and escape by sea?

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

5. What achievement was Hitler astonished to discover when he visited the troops in Poland?

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