Army Group South (German: Heeresgruppe Süd) was the name of a number of German Army Groups during World War II. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers An army group is a Military organization consisting of several field armies, which is self-sufficient for indefinite periods World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Poland campaign
Germany used two army groups to invade Poland in 1939: Army Group North and Army Group South. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Army Group North ( Heeresgruppe Nord) was a strategic echelon formation commanding a grouping of Field Armies subordinated to the OKH during World War In this campaign Army Group South was led by Gerd von Rundstedt and his chief of staff Erich von Manstein. Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt ( December 12, 1875 - February 24, 1953) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German The chief of staff is the chief aide to the Commander of larger military Formations and Units It is sometimes the case that the chief of staff is more directly Erich von Manstein ( November 24, 1887 &ndash June 9 1973) served the German military as a lifelong professional soldier
Eastern Front
Army Group South was one of three army groups into which the Germans organised their forces for Operation Barbarossa. Operation Barbarossa ( Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the Codename for Nazi Germany 's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II Army Group South's principal objective was to capture Ukraine and its capital Kiev. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the The Ukraine was a major center of Soviet industry and mining and had the good farmland required for Hitler's plans for Lebensraum ('living space'). ( German for " habitat " or literally "living space" served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany 's territorial aggression
Army Group South was then to advance up to the Volga River, subsequently draining a portion of the Red Army and thus clearing the way for the Army Group North and the Army Group Center on their approach to Leningrad and Moscow respectively. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Army Group North ( Heeresgruppe Nord) was a strategic echelon formation commanding a grouping of Field Armies subordinated to the OKH during World War Army Group Center (Heeresgruppe Mitte was the name of two distinct German strategic Army groups that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
To carry out these initial tasks its battle order included the First Panzer Group and the German Sixth, Seventeenth and Eleventh Armies, and the Romanian Third and Fourth Armies. The 1st Panzer Army (1Panzerarmee was a German Tank army that was a large armoured formation within the Wehrmacht Heer field forces during World War II The 6th Army was a German Field army which saw action in World War I and World War II. The German Seventeenth Army (German 17 Armee) was a World War II Field army. The Romanian Third Army was a field army that fought as part of the German Army Group B during World War II, in Ukraine, Crimea, and
The German Sixth Army, which fought in the destructive Battle of Stalingrad, was later made part of Army Group South. The 6th Army was a German Field army which saw action in World War I and World War II. The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the
In preparation for Operation Blue, the 1942 campaign in southern Russia and the Caucasus, Army Group South was split into two armies: Army Group A and Army Group B. Case Blue ( Fall Blau) was the German codename used by the German Armed Forces ( Wehrmacht) for its 1942 strategic summer offensive in southern Army Group A was the name of a number of German Army Groups during World War II. Army Group B was the name of three different German Army Groups that saw action during World War II.
In February 1943, Army Group Don and the existing Army Group B were combined and re-designated Army Group South. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Army Group Don was a short-lived German army group during World War II. Army Group B was the name of three different German Army Groups that saw action during World War II. A new Army Group B became a major formation elsewhere. Army Group B was the name of three different German Army Groups that saw action during World War II.
On 4 April 1944, Army Group South was re-designated Army Group North Ukraine. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Army Group North Ukraine (Nordukraine was a major ground force formation of the German Armed forces. Army Group North Ukraine existed from 4 April to 28 September. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
In September 1944, Army Group South Ukraine was again re-designated Army Group South. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Army Group South Ukraine (Heeresgruppe Südukraine was a German army group on the Eastern Front during World War II.
Order of Battle for Army Group South, October 1944
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| South Gen Friessner |
German Sixth Army Gen Fretter-Pico |
IV Panzer Corps LtGen Kleeman |
24th Panzer Division |
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| LXXII Army Corps LtGen Schmidt |
76th Infantry Division |
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| Hungarian VII Army Corps MajGen Vörös |
Hungarian 8th Reserve Division |
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| Hungarian 12th Reserve Division |
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| III Panzer Corps LtGen Breith |
1st Panzer Division |
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| 13th Panzer Division |
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| 23rd Panzer Division |
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| Feldherrnhalle Panzergrenadier Division |
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| 22nd SS Cavalry Division Maria Theresa |
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| 46th Infantry Division |
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| 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion |
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| German Eighth Army Gen Wöhler |
German XVII Army Corps LtGen Kreysing |
German 8th Jäger Division |
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| Hungarian 27th Infantry Division |
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| Hungarian 9th Frontier Brigade |
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| Hungarian IX Army Corps BrigGen Kovács |
German 3rd Mountain Division |
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| Hungarian 2nd Replacement Division |
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| German XXIX Army Corps LtGen Röpke |
German 8th SS Cavalry Division |
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| German 4th Mountain Division |
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| Hungarian Second Army LtGen von Dalnoki (Attached to German Sixth Army) |
Hungarian II Army Corps MajGen Kiss |
Hungarian 2nd Armored Division |
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| Hungarian 25th Infantry Division |
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| German 15th Infantry Division |
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| Hungarian Group Finta BrigGen Finta |
Hungarian 7th Replacement Division |
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| Hungarian 1st Replacement Mountain Brigade |
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| Hungarian 2nd Replacement Mountain Brigade |
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| Army Reserve LtGen von Dalnoki |
Hungarian 9th Replacement Division |
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| Hungarian Third Army LtGen Heszlényi |
Hungarian VIII Army Corps MajGen Lengyel |
Hungarian 23rd Reserve Division |
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| Hungarian 5th Replacement Division |
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| Hungarian 8th Replacement Division |
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| Hungarian 1st Armored Division |
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| German LVII Panzer Corps LtGen Kirchner |
4th SS Panzergrenadier Division |
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| Hungarian 20th Infantry Division |
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| Hungarian 1st Cavalry Division |
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| Army Reserve LtGen Heszlényi |
Hungarian Szent László Infantry Division |
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At the end of World War II in Europe, Army Group South was again re-named. The 6th Army was a German Field army which saw action in World War I and World War II. The 24th Panzer Division was formed in 1942 from the 1st Cavalry Division based at Konigsberg. The German 1st Panzer Division ( 1 Panzer-Division) was an armored division in the German Army during World War II. The 23rd Panzer Division was established on the 14th of March 1942 in France The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was a German Panzer Corps formed mostly of SA recruits The 22SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division Maria Theresia was a German Waffen SS Cavalry division which saw action on the The 46th Infantry Division was a division of the German army from 1938 until 1945. schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 503 schwere-Panzer-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle The schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 503 (abbreviated sPzAbt 503) was a The 8th Army (German 8 Armee Oberkommando) was a World War I and World War II field army Hans Kreysing ( 17 August 1890 &ndash 14 April 1969) was a German General who commanded the ''3 For other uses see Jäger. Jäger (plural also Jäger, ˈjɛːgɐ (егерь yeger was adopted in the Enlightenment era The Hungarian Second Army (Second Magyar Honved was a Hungarian field army which saw action during World War II. The Hungarian Third Army was a Hungarian field army which saw action during World War II. József Vitéz Heszlényi ( 24 July 1890, Igló Szepes (county – 2 June 1945) was a Hungarian General during The SS Polizei Division was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded as part of the Waffen-SS during World War II. József Vitéz Heszlényi ( 24 July 1890, Igló Szepes (county – 2 June 1945) was a Hungarian General during The Szent László Infantry Division was an elite Hungarian Infantry unit formed in the final year of World War II. The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender took place in late April and early May 1945 As Army Group Ostmark, the remnants of Army Group South ended the war fighting in and around Austria and Czechoslovakia. Army Group Ostmark ( Heeresgruppe Ostmark) was a German army group formed very late in World War II. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Army Group Ostmark was one of the last major German military formations to surrender to the Allies.
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