Yakov Pavlov

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Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
AllegianceSoviet Union
Years of service1938–46
RankStarshina
Unit13th Guards Rifle Division
Battles/warsGreat Patriotic War
Awards
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR

Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov (Russian: Я́ков Федо́тович Па́влов; 17 October 1917 – 28 September 1981) was a Soviet Red Army soldier who became a Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending the eponymous "Pavlov's House" during the Battle of Stalingrad.[1]

Early life

Pavlov was born in 1917 to a peasant family in the small village of Krestovaya in northwestern Russia (present-day Novgorod Oblast).[citation needed]

Military career

Pavlov joined the Red Army in 1938.[citation needed] During World War II, he fought on the Southwestern, Stalingrad, 3rd Ukrainian and 2nd Belorussian fronts.[citation needed] Pavlov was a commander of a machine gun unit, an artilleryman, and a commander of a reconnaissance unit with the rank of senior sergeant.[citation needed]

During the

taking Paris.[2][3][4]

Post-war life

The building and its defense went down in history as "

Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
.

Death

Pavlov's grave in Veliky Novgorod

Pavlov died on 28 September 1981, most likely due to injuries he received during his military career, and was buried in

Novgorod
.

References

  1. ^ "Павлов Яков Федотович". warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  2. ^ Chuikov, Vasily. Сражение века (in Russian). Retrieved 2013-05-30. Эта небольшая группа, обороняя один дом, уничтожила вражеских солдат больше, чем гитлеровцы потеряли при взятии Парижа.
  3. ^ World History. Т. Х. М., 1965, page. 43
  4. ^ «European Cultural Benefits» Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine in Russian
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