Army Group South Ukraine
| Army Group South Ukraine | |
|---|---|
| Active | 05 April - 23 September 1944 |
| Country |
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| Branch | Army |
| Size |
Army Group 508,946 (Spring 1944)[1] |
| Engagements | Eastern Front |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Ferdinand Schoerner Johannes Friessner |
Army Group South Ukraine (German: Heeresgruppe Südukraine) was a German army group on the Eastern Front during World War II.
Army Group South Ukraine was created on 5 April 1944 by renaming Army Group A.[2] This army group saw action during the Jassy-Kishinev Operation and after taking heavy casualties was redesignated Army Group South (Heeresgruppe Süd) on 23 September 1944.[3]
Order of Battle, June 1944
Commanders
- General Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Ferdinand Schörner - 31 March 1944 to 25 July 1944
- Colonel General (Generaloberst) Johannes Frießner - 25 July 1944 to 23 September 1944
Bibliography
Citations
- ↑ Ziemke 2002, p. 312.
- ↑ Ziemke 2002, p. 286.
- ↑ Ziemke 2002, p. 380.
References
- Ziemke, Earl F. (2002). Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. Washington, D.C: Center of Military History, US Army. ISBN 9781780392875.
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