The Soviet Destruction of Army Group South

A fully illustrated account of how the Third Reich’s Army Group South was defeated in 1944–forty-five by the Soviet 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 Ar