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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tank production in 1943 was limited due to Hitler's order to produce more of vehicles of what type?
(a) Self-propelled artillery.
(b) Self-propelled guns.
(c) Armored cars.
(d) Mobile anti-air vehicles.

2. When was Heinz Guderian born?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1095.

3. Where did Guderian see and drive his first tank?
(a) England.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Austria.
(d) Denmark.

4. What command was Guderian given in the preparation for the invasion of Poland?
(a) Army Group V.
(b) The SS "Viking" Panzer Division.
(c) The Combined Armored Corps.
(d) The XIX Army Corps.

5. What conference led to the incorporation of the Sudetenland into Germany?
(a) The Salzburg Conference.
(b) The Berlin Diet.
(c) The Munich Conference.
(d) The Vienna Accord.

6. Why did Guderian believe the French wanted to avoid real fighting?
(a) They were traditionally averse to conflict.
(b) They were dug in and defending.
(c) They lacked of offensive weapons.
(d) They did not attack while Germany invaded Poland.

7. What rank did Guderian achieve in 1938?
(a) General.
(b) Major General.
(c) Lieutenant General.
(d) Field Marshal.

8. Why was Guderian gratified to reach Kulm?
(a) It was his birthplace.
(b) It was his final strategic goal in the war.
(c) It held the supplies he needed to advance further.
(d) It meant the war with Poland was won.

9. What resource in Czechoslovakia proved to be somewhat useful for Germany?
(a) Manpower.
(b) Iron deposits.
(c) Oil.
(d) Tank production.

10. What happened to the Austrian army after the successful German march on that nation?
(a) It was reduced to a small fraction of its original size.
(b) It was incorporated into the German army.
(c) It was disbanded.
(d) It was turned into a police force.

11. Why did Guderian accept the new post offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) The position gave him access to more resources.
(b) Honor and pride demanded he accept.
(c) Hitler insisted he accept.
(d) The position opened more options for promotion.

12. What unit was Guderian given command over for the march on Austria?
(a) The 2nd Panzer Division.
(b) The 1st Fallshirmjager Division.
(c) The 84th Infantry Division.
(d) The 9th Sicherungs Divisions.

13. By December of 1941, what hazard killed more German soldiers than enemy action?
(a) Trench-foot.
(b) Frostbite.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Malaria.

14. What was the first major action taken by Guderian against Brest-Litovosk?
(a) A motorized division stormed the city, but was repulsed.
(b) A force of armored vehicles scouted its defenses.
(c) SS infantry infiltrated the city at night.
(d) An armored column penetrated the outer defenses of the city.

15. What units was Guderian given command over for the attack on Brest-Litovsk?
(a) The XX Army Corps.
(b) The 7th, 8th, and 9th Motorized Divisions.
(c) The 2nd Mobile Corps.
(d) The 3rd and 10th Panzer Divisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What French Channel port was attacked by Guderian first?

2. What achievement was Hitler astonished to discover when he visited the troops in Poland?

3. Hitler's arrival in what Austrian city affected him deeply?

4. When was the Sudetenland incorporated into Germany?

5. What river was Brest-Litovsk located on?

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