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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 did Sajer and his unit discover in the village they were in charge of securing in Part 3 Chapter 7?

2. What does Sajer say some soldiers tried to do to cross the Dnieper River?

3. What does Sajer say the Veteran was missing?

4. What vehicle did Sajer catch a ride on in Part 4 Chapter 11?

5. What did Sajer see that drove through the German army with impunity?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Sajer able to avoid being a prisoner of war after being captured by the British Army?

2. What happened to Lindberg and Hals during the Belgorod offensive?

3. What city did Sajer's regiment advanced toward and what happened when they reached that city?

4. Where did the replacement soldiers assigned to Sajer's regiment in Part 4 -To The West come from?

5. What did Sajer and his unit discover in the supposedly empty village they passed through and what happened in that village?

6. How was Gotenhafen evacuated and was Sajer able to evacuate before the rest of the German armed forces?

7. How did the German army coming from Kiev cross the Dnieper River according to Sajer in Part 3 - The Retreat ?

8. How did Sajer fare while leading a blocking squad?

9. How did Lensen die?

10. What was Sajer given after his hospital stay and why was it taken away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The German Military Police interrogated the soldiers that evacuated from the Dnieper pocket. Why did they assume soldiers were either coward or traitors? What effect did this kind of interrogation have on the troops? Was Germany the only country to try to find traitors in face of defeat? Use the text and historical facts to structure your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how infringements were dealt with when training for and being a soldier in the Nazi regime by examining examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the aspects of demoralization as discussed by Sajer and experienced by the German soldiers, examining how it impacted the troops.

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