Donetsk, Kingdom of Ukraine. This had become the location of the German D Army Group Headquarters. At the same time, the three most elite army groups of the Ukrainian Army—the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army Corps—would also operate alongside D Army Group and had been incorporated into its order of battle. General Maxim, Chief of Staff of the Kingdom of Ukraine, had personally rushed here to coordinate command of the forces.
For years, the Kingdom of Ukraine's military had been trained by officer corps dispatched by Germany. Their weapons were also German-made, so they could be considered students of the Imperial Army. Of course, in terms of heavy weapons and Armored Weapons, the Ukrainian Army was still far from being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the German Army. Even so, their combat strength could not be underestimated. At the very least, they would not become a burden to the German military during the war.
At D Army Group Headquarters, Commander General Brauchitsch was discussing the combat deployment with several Army Group Commanders.
"Gentlemen, over the past few days, we have continuously used artillery and aircraft to strike the Russians' Southern Front Army. They have now been trapped in this area southeast of Donetsk. All our units have assembled in position and can launch the Encirclement Offensive against the Russians at any time," General Brauchitsch said.
D Army Group's mission was to take Yuzefgrad. However, their first objective was to eliminate the Russian Southern Front Army that had invaded the Kingdom of Ukraine. Once these several hundred thousand Russian troops were wiped out, the Russian military's strength throughout the Lower Volga River Basin and the Don River basin would be greatly diminished. By then, their chances of taking Yuzefgrad would undoubtedly be much greater.
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