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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15- The Defensive Battles of 1943-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Manstein go to bathe?
(a) Bath.
(b) The English Channel.
(c) Long beach.
(d) Paris.

2. What promotion was Manstein given after Sevastopol was taken?
(a) Chief of Staff.
(b) Major General.
(c) General Inspector.
(d) Field Marshall.

3. What position did General Schulz serve in Crimea?
(a) Chief of Staff.
(b) Driver.
(c) Liason.
(d) Communications Director.

4. What lie did Goring tell Hitler about the troops in Stalingrad?
(a) They had taken many prisoners.
(b) Communcation was down in that quadrant.
(c) Supplies could reach them.
(d) They would be able to hold the city.

5. How did Manstein feel when the pact between Germany and the Soviet Union was signed?
(a) Confused.
(b) Scared.
(c) Confident.
(d) Flattered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What backed up the German tanks?

2. Why was Hitler angry with General Fritsch?

3. Who stopped Operation Citadel altogether?

4. Which German forces did Manstein think should have attacked the Soviet forces near Rostov?

5. Why was Operation Sea Lion never put into effect?

(see the answer key)

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