Army Group South Ukraine
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| Army Group South Ukraine | |
|---|---|
| Active | 05 April - 23 September 1944 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance |  Wehrmacht |
| Branch | Heer |
| Size | Army Group 508,946 (Spring 1944)[1] |
| Engagements | World War II |
| 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
- Sixth Army - General der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico
- Eighth Army - General der Infanterie Otto Wohler
- Romanian Third Army
- Romanian Fourth Army
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.