Army Group South Ukraine
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Army Group South Ukraine | |
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Active | 05 April - 23 September 1944 |
Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch | Heer |
Size | Army Group |
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.[1] 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.[2]
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
References
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