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Published: 19 March 2011 19 March 2011
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Last Updated: 07 April 2012 07 April 2012
The Heeresgruppe Südukraine was formed in March 1944 from
Heeresgruppe A and was used to reform
Heeresgruppe Süd in September 1944 after suffering very heavy losses during the fighting in Romania.
Commanders
Generalfeldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner (31 Mar 1944 - 25 July 1944)
Generaloberst Johannes Frießner (25 July 1944 - ? Sep 1944)
Notable members
Ferdinand Schörner (The last living German Field Marshal, holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds)
Sources used
Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945
Reference material on this unit
Viktor Antonovič Maculenko - Die Zerschlagung der Heeresgruppe Südukraine: August - September 1944 (Verlag des Ministeriums für nationale Verteidigung, 1959)