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previously unpublished images accompanied by detailed captions and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.
General
Imprint: |
Casemate Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Casemate Illustrated |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
Authors: |
Ian Baxter
|
Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
128 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-63624-262-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-63624-262-6 |
Barcode: |
9781636242620 |
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