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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. What river was the bridge Kalach over?

2. What promotion was Manstein given after Sevastopol was taken?

3. What kind of group was the German Molders?

4. What prevented a further attack on Sevastapol?

5. What kind of targets did Manstein say Hitler should have focused on with the Don Group?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Antonescu mad at, and why?

2. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

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

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

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

6. What were Western forces poised to do in the summer of 1943?

7. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

8. What did General Hoth accomplish at Rostov?

9. What did Hitler keep trying to freeze during the movement in the Rostov region, and how did it work?

10. What complaint did Manstein have about the troops that were covering him at Stalingrad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What caused the Soviets to lose loyalty to Germany, and how could this have been avoided, according to Manstein?

Essay Topic 2

Anger and the consequences of it was a huge theme presented in this book. Using the text, cite 3- 4 examples of how pepople acting out of anger altered the course of the war.

Essay Topic 3

What did Manstein say was Hitler's greatest weakness, and what resulted as a direct cause of this weakness in Hitler?

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