May 1944

Eastern Front

Heavy fighting continues at Targul-Frumos.

The FHO Department (Foreign Armies East) issues a report on the deployment of Soviet forces facing the Ostheer. Gehlen, the head of FHO, believes the Red Army has been considerably reinforced over the last few weeks, despite carrying out major offensives in the Ukraine and Crimea. The next phase of the Soviet attack is expected in the Ukraine, pushing into the Balkans. To counter this perveived threat, Hitler deploys a sizeable portion of his armor in the south. In the eastern Hungary the recently formed 1st Hungarian Army is incorporated into Army Group North Ukraine in Galicia while in Rumania the 3rd and 4th Rumanian Armies are being reinforced adn re-formed.