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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 flank of the Soviet Army did Manstein say could have been destroyed had Hitler listened to him at Rostov?
(a) The Northern flank.
(b) The Western flank.
(c) The Southern flank.
(d) The Central flank.

2. Where was Groddock killed?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Crimea.

3. Who did Antonescu have bitterness towards?
(a) Manstein.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Stallin.
(d) Goring.

4. Who captured the bridge at Kalach?
(a) The Soviets.
(b) The Romanians.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Paulus.

5. What did Hitler do to break a dictum in Group Don?
(a) He didn't leave time for the dead to be burried.
(b) He took too long to begin battle.
(c) He rushed into battle.
(d) He split up the forces too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stopped Operation Citadel altogether?

2. What disintegrated the Italian Army near Rostov?

3. How did Nagel die?

4. What kind of forces were serving in the Crimean region?

5. What was the name of Manstein's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Manstein re-double his efforts to take Sevastopol after Fort Stallin fell?

2. What happened to make Manstein call Operation Bustard successful?

3. What strange situation did Hitler cause by not trusting his Chiefs of Staff?

4. What happened when Manstein went on a reconnaissance mission in the Crimean waters?

5. What dictum did Hitler violate when with the Group Don, and how?

6. Why did Manstein say the army at Stalingrad got surrounded?

7. Who was Gero, and how did he die?

8. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

9. What was Operation Citadel?

10. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

(see the answer keys)

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