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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 problem did the German General Staff face after 1933?
(a) Swelling ranks.
(b) A lack of leadership.
(c) Difficulty adapting to new technologies.
(d) An insuffiiciently large army.

2. What fortress was the new commander of Army Group Vistulla ordeedr to relieve?
(a) Dresden.
(b) Moldova.
(c) Kustrin.
(d) Kessel.

3. Where were soldiers sent after being tried at the Court of Honor?
(a) The Reichstag.
(b) The People's Court.
(c) The German Civil Court.
(d) The Grand Court.

4. What occurred in Romania, following the routing of the German-allied Romanian troops?
(a) An armistice.
(b) A communist revolution.
(c) A guerrilla war.
(d) A coup d'etat.

5. How many panzer divisions did Guderian manage to scrape together for the Western front?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Guderian showed Hitler proof that Army Group Vistula's attack received which of the following?

2. Guderian claimed that Himmler has strange fantasies about the German people colonizing what area?

3. Guderian claimed that Hitler became obsessed with which of the following after Stalingrad?

4. Which of the following does NOT correctly describe the Waffen-SS?

5. What resource did Hitler want to protect near Lake Balaton in Hungary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem limited production in Germany in 1943?

2. What defensive mistakes did Hitler constantly make during the allied advances in Europe?

3. What rumor did Guderian hear about Field Marshal von Kluge on July 18th?

4. What faults did Guderian credit for Hitler's declining capabilities?

5. What war did the tradition of the German General Staff date back to?

6. Why was Guderian interrogated?

7. Summarize Guderian's opinion of Hitler's overall strategic mistakes.

8. What major attack did Hitler order for Army Group Vistula during the events of Chapter 12?

9. What defensive mistake did Rommel make in dealing with the allied landings at Normandy?

10. What kind of audience did Guderian seek in Chapter 12?

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