Army Group South Ukraine was a German army group which existed from 5 April to 23 September 1944 during World War II. The army group was formed after Army Group A was redesignated with the new name in order to fit its objective, defending southern Ukraine from the Red Army. The short-lived army group was led by Ferdinand Schoerner until 25 July, and from 25 July to 23 September by Johannes Friessner. After taking heavy losses during the Romanian campaign, the army group was renamed to Army Group South.
Army Group South Ukraine was composed of the German Sixth Army, the German Eighth Army, the Romanian Third Army, and the Romanian Fourth Army. Against Adolf Hitler's wishes, the Romanian dictator Ion Antonescu insisted that the Romanians share command of the army group, leading to the inefficient Romanian generals leading some German units to their destruction.
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