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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused problems in the repair and maintenance of tanks in 1943?
(a) Lack of trained personnel.
(b) Lack of strategic resources.
(c) Constant modifications to tank designs.
(d) Allied bombing.

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

3. What did Guderian seek while on inactive service?
(a) An honorable discharge.
(b) A courtmartial of von Kluge.
(c) A review.
(d) An apology.

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

5. In the end, what plan did Hitler adopt?
(a) The Schlieffen plan.
(b) The Manstein plan.
(c) The Guderian plan.
(d) His own plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What resource in Czechoslovakia proved to be somewhat useful for Germany?

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

3. What units was Guderian given command over for the attack on Brest-Litovsk?

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

5. What military units were crucial in breaking through the northern part of the Maginot Line?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the advantages of tanks over other military units and formations.

2. What happened in Linz during the German march on Austria?

3. What was the impact of the T34 tank on the German military?

4. Why did Guderian believe France wanted to avoid real fighting?

5. How did Germany prepare to counter the T34 tank?

6. Why was Guderian not satisfied after the armistice with France?

7. What post did Hitler want to promote Guderian to; why was Guderian hesitant, and what was the outcome of the offer?

8. What happened to the rest of Czechoslovakia after Germany occupied the Sudetenland?

9. Why did the German forces face difficulties during the first winter of the Russian campaign.

10. What did Guderian do while on inactive service?

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