When was Army Group South Ukraine created?
Army Group South Ukraine was created on the 5th of April 1944 by renaming Army Group A. It was redesignated Army Group South at midnight on the 23rd of September 1944 after taking heavy casualties.
Questions about Army Group South Ukraine
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Where was Army Group South Ukraine headquartered?
Army Group South Ukraine was headquartered at Slanic-Moldova in Romania. Its operational area covered all of Eastern Romania, from a line 40 kilometers east of Bucharest.
How long was the front held by Army Group South Ukraine?
Army Group South Ukraine held 392 miles (680 km) of front. Of that total, 160 miles were held by Romanian forces.
Who commanded Army Group South Ukraine in August 1944?
The two main formations were led by General Petre Dumitrescu, commanding Armeegruppe Dumitrescu and the Romanian Third Army, and General der Infanterie Otto Wohler, commanding Armeegruppe Wohler and the Eighth Army. General der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico commanded the Sixth Army, and General Gheorghe Avramescu led the Romanian Fourth Army.
What operation caused Army Group South Ukraine to be redesignated?
The Jassy-Kishinev Operation inflicted heavy casualties on Army Group South Ukraine. Following that fighting, the command was redesignated Army Group South at midnight on the 23rd of September 1944.
What was the structure of Army Group South Ukraine's order of battle?
As of the 15th of August 1944, the group was divided into two armeegruppen: Armeegruppe Dumitrescu, which included the Romanian Third Army headquartered at Bolgrad and the Sixth Army at Tarutino, and Armeegruppe Wohler, which included the Eighth Army at Roman and the Romanian Fourth Army at Bacau.