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

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Ian Baxter

The Soviet Destruction of Army Group South

Ukraine and Southern Poland 1943–1945

Ian Baxter

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Casemate Publishers
01 April 2023

History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War

Series: Casemate Illustrated

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 South and Army Group A on the Dnieper. Many thousands of German troops evacuated across the Black Sea. In July, troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front launched an operation into the Crimea. The offensive coincided with other Red Army operations further north, including the Lublin-Brest Offensive - part of Operation Bagration. Slowly and inexorably, the powerful Russian attacks forced the tattered German army group to retreat hundreds of miles west, into Eastern Poland and Romania. Here German forces defended their positions and built defences in Hungary and Austria to try and slow down the overwhelming might of the Red Army. There, the Germans would fight a series of desperate battles until the remnants surrendered in early May 1945.

Drawing on rare and previously unpublished images accompanied by detailed captions and text, the book gives a fascinating analysis of the destruction of Army Group South in southern Russia between 1944 and 1945.

AUTHOR: Ian Baxter is a military historian who specialises in German 20th-century military history. An avid collector of WWII photographs, he has written more than 60 books and over 100 journal articles, and has also reviewed numerous military studies for publication, supplied thousands of photographs and important documents to various publishers and film production companies worldwide, and delivered lectures to various schools, colleges, and universities throughout the UK and Ireland.

By: Ian Baxter
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781636242620
ISBN 10: 1636242626
Series: Casemate Illustrated
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Ian Baxter is a military historian who specialises in German twentieth-century military history. He has written more than fifty books. He has also reviewed numerous military studies for publication, supplied thousands of photographs and important documents to various publishers and film production companies worldwide, and lectures to various schools, colleges and universities throughout the United Kingdom and Southern Ireland.

Reviews for The Soviet Destruction of Army Group South: Ukraine and Southern Poland 1943–1945

Highly recommended for anyone interested in these late-war Eastern Front offensives. -- AMPS ...a good, concise overview of the southern Soviet offensive that cleared the Germans out of the Soviet Union. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society ...[a] detailed account of one of the largest operations of WWII involving almost 4,000,000 troops stretched along a 900-mile front for months. -- ARGunners.com This book will be of great interest to modelers and military historians alike. -- AMPS Indianapolis