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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many of the 60,000 soldiers that participated in the counter thrust Sajer mentions in Part 2 Chapter 6 were Hitlerjugend?
2. What does Sajer see some men do during the first two weeks on the front line?
3. Where was Guy Sajer born?
4. What happened to the Russian prisoners after the counter-thrust in Part 2 Chapter 6?
5. What weapon was Sajer issued in Part 2 Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was the Belgorod assault mounted according to Sajer in Part 2 - The Gross Deutschland?
2. What were the soldiers disgusted by according to Sajer in Part 1- Russia?
3. How does Sajer say Russian prisoners were transported back to the prisoner's camp?
4. What does Sajer say of commanding officer, Captain Fink?
5. Who did Sajer meet in Berlin and what did he do during his week and a half leave?
6. What happened to the truck Sajer drove during the German retreat from the Don River?
7. What unit did Sajer request to be assigned to according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?
8. What was the first offensive Sajer participated in with his new unit?
9. What did Sajer do in Warsaw according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?
10. What food does Sajer say he and his unit were given before departing for Poland?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Germans in the army didn't like Alsacians, blaming anything they perceived as weakness on their French heritage. Why were the Alsacians singled out despite Germany's claim on the territory shown by the inclusion of the Alsace region in the Third Reich. What other countries had troops on the front line and did they have the same rapport with the Germans?
Essay Topic 2
What happened to the Alsace region between 1871 and 1939? Why was that region disputed and what country do you think had the best claim on it?
Essay Topic 3
Sajer describes the retreat and its effects on the troop and the civilians. The situation is dire and the hope of a rebound null. Why didn't more Germans surrender to the Russians? What happened to the Germans who did surrender?
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