Army Group North Ukraine
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| Army Group North Ukraine | |
|---|---|
Army Group | |
| Size | 400,542 (Spring 1944)[1] |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Walter Model |
The Army Group North Ukraine (German: Heeresgruppe Nordukraine) was a major formation of the German army in World War II.
History
It was created on 5 April 1944 by renaming
Galicia. In September 1944 it was renamed to Army Group A
.
Order of battle
The composition of the Army Group on 15 July 1944 was:[4]
- 4th Panzer Army
- 1st Panzer Army
- LIX Corps
- XXIV Panzer Corps
- XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
- III Panzer Corps
- 20th Panzer Grenadier Division
- 14th SS Grenadier Division
- 1st Hungarian Army
- VI Hungarian Corps
- XI Corps
- VII Hungarian Corps
- 2nd Hungarian Mountain Brigade
- 19th Hungarian Reserve Division
- 2nd Hungarian Panzer Division
- Kampfgruppe, 19th SS Panzer Grenadier Division
Commanders
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model (1891–1945) | 31 March 1944 | 16 August 1944 | 138 days | |
| 2 | Generaloberst Josef Harpe (1887–1968) | 16 August 1944 | 23 September 1944 | 38 days |
- Chief of Staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generalleutnant Theodor Busse (1897–1986) | 1 April 1944 | 10 July 1944 | 100 days | |
| 2 | Generalmajor Wolf-Dietrich von Xylander (1903–1945) | 10 July 1944 | 23 September 1944 | 75 days |
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See also
Footnotes
- ^ Ziemke 2002, p. 312.
- ^ Ziemke 2002, p. 286.
- ^ Ziemke 2002, pp. 331–333.
- ^ Mitcham 2007, pp. 66–67.
References
- Mitcham, Samuel W. (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Stackpole Military History. Stackpole Books.
- Ziemke, Earl F. (2002). Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. Washington, D.C: Center of Military History, US Army. ISBN 9781780392875.
External links
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