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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The 1942-3 Winter Campaign in South Russia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the operation called to take back Sevastopol?
(a) Operation Bustard.
(b) Operation Busted.
(c) Operation Bastard.
(d) Operation Buzzard.

2. What did Manstein call the time in Crimea when he was neither on the offensive or the defensive?
(a) A peace time.
(b) A stalemate.
(c) A break.
(d) A treatise.

3. What about the Soviets at Crimea was superior to the Germans at first?
(a) Their training.
(b) Their equipment stores.
(c) Their air supply.
(d) Their knowledge of the region.

4. How many Panzer corps led the attack on the West?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. Who led the 38 Army Corps?
(a) Goring.
(b) Reichenau.
(c) Manstein.
(d) Runstedt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Belgium hard to attack?

2. Where was Manstein supposed to march after getting to the Crimean region?

3. What did Manstein fear most about the surprise attack on the West?

4. How far was the Soviet Army from Rostov when the emphasis was placed on the Caucasus region?

5. Who would the Black Sea fleet be able to blockade?

(see the answer key)

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