The Soviet Destruction of Army Group South: Ukraine and Southern Poland 1943-1945

Fully illustrated account of how the Third Reich’s Army Group South was defeated in 1944–45 by the Red Army.

Following the destruction of Sixth Army at Stalingrad in February 1943, Army Group South slowly withdrew westwards, using the Dnieper as a fortified position. In late 1943, the Soviet 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Ukrainian Front launched a strategic offensive against the German Army Group South A—one of the largest operations of the war. In May 1944, Red Army troops defeated Army Group Sout...