Army Group South

Army group · Germany · September 1, 1939 – April 1, 1945 · inactive July 9, 1942 – February 9, 1943 · inactive April 4, 1944 – September 23, 1944

German army group under Gerd von Rundstedt that attacked Poland from Silesia and Slovakia.

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Sub-units 3

People who served 7

Movements

September 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Silesia: invasion begins Map
September 1–16, 1939 Slovak invasion of Poland
September 8, 1939 Spearheads reach Warsaw's outskirts Map
September 12–22, 1939 Battle of Lwów (1939)
September 18, 1939 Crosses the Vistula and San (approximate) Map
October 5, 1939 Campaign ends Map
June 22, 1941 – January 7, 1942 Operation Barbarossa
June 23–30, 1941 Battle of Brody (1941)
July 2–26, 1941 Operation München
July 15 – August 8, 1941 Battle of Uman
August 7 – September 26, 1941 Battle of Kiev (1941)
September 26 – October 11, 1941 Battle of the Sea of Azov
October 18, 1941 – July 4, 1942 Crimean campaign
October 20–24, 1941 First Battle of Kharkov
November 17 – December 2, 1941 Battle of Rostov (1941)
January 31, 1942 Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive
May 12–29, 1942 Second Battle of Kharkov
June 1 – November 24, 1942 Case Blue
June 28 – July 24, 1942 Battle of Voronezh (1942)
February 19 – March 15, 1943 Third Battle of Kharkov
July 1943 Operation Citadel
July 5 – August 23, 1943 Battle of Kursk
July 9, 1943 – May 2, 1945 Italian campaign
July 17 – August 2, 1943 Donbas strategic offensive (July 1943)
August 1943 – August 23, 1943 Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
August 13 – September 22, 1943 Donbas strategic offensive (August 1943)
August 24 – December 23, 1943 Battle of the Dnieper
September 3–16, 1943 Allied invasion of Italy
November 3 – December 22, 1943 Battle of Kiev (1943)
December 24, 1943 – January 14, 1944 Zhitomir–Berdichev offensive
December 24, 1943 – April 14, 1944 Dnieper–Carpathian offensive
January 5–16, 1944 Kirovograd offensive
January 17 – May 18, 1944 Battle of Monte Cassino
January 22 – June 4, 1944 Battle of Anzio
January 24 – February 17, 1944 Battle of Korsun–Cherkassy
February 11, 1944 Rovno–Lutsk offensive
March 5 – April 17, 1944 Uman–Botoșani offensive
March 25 – April 15, 1944 Kamenets–Podolsky pocket
May 8, 1944 Second Battle of Târgu Frumos
August 25 – December 31, 1944 Operation Olive
October 6–29, 1944 Battle of Debrecen
October 29, 1944 – February 13, 1945 Budapest offensive
December 26, 1944 – February 13, 1945 Siege of Budapest
January 1–17, 1945 Operation Konrad
March 6–16, 1945 Operation Spring Awakening
April 6 – May 2, 1945 Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
May 5, 1945 Bratislava–Brno offensive