Soviet Union 1942 ▶ “Fall Blau“ in Color (1) Ukraine Charkow Kharkiv (Spring 42) Heeresgruppe Süd

183 Soviet Union 1942 ▶ “Fall Blau“ in Color (Part 1) Ukraine Charkow Kharkiv (Spring 1942) Wehrmacht Heeresgruppe Süd / Army Group South German History Archive ▶ Kharkiv (Ukrainian: Ха́рків) is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine. Kharkiv was the first capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, from December 1919 to January 1934, after which the capital relocated to Kyiv. Presently, Kharkiv is a major cultural, scientific, educational, transport and industrial centre of Ukraine, with numerous museums, theatres and libraries, including the Annunciation and Dormition Cathedrals, the Derzhprom building in Freedom Square, and the National University of Kharkiv. Kharkiv was a host city for UEFA Euro 2012. A memorial remember to the thousands of Ukrainian intellectuals murdered by the Soviet NKVD in 1937–38. In December 1917 Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine occupied by t