Army Group South Ukraine
Army Group South Ukraine (German: Heeresgruppe Südukraine, Romanian: Grupul de Armate Ucraina de Sud) was a joint German-Romanian group on the Eastern Front during World War II.
| Army Group South Ukraine | |
|---|---|
| German: Heeresgruppe Südukraine Romanian: Grupul de Armate Ucraina de Sud | |
| Active | 5 April – 23 September 1944 |
| Country | Nazi Germany Romania (until 24 August 1944) |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Heer ( Wehrmacht) Romanian Land Forces |
| Size | 905,000 (500,000 Germans, 405,000 Romanians)
120 tanks + 280 assault guns 7,600 artillery pieces810 aircraft |
| Engagements | Eastern Front
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Ferdinand Schörner Johannes Frießner |
Army Group South Ukraine was created on 5 April 1944 by renaming Army Group A. This army group saw action during the Jassy-Kishinev Operation and after taking heavy casualties was redesignated Army Group South (Heeresgruppe Süd) at midnight on 23 September 1944.
Geographically, Army Group South Ukraine – headquartered at Slănic-Moldova – held 392 miles (680 km) of front, of which 160 were held by Romanians. Its operational area covered all of Eastern Romania, from a line 40 km (25 miles) east of Bucharest.
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