Yakov Pavlov
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Pavlov in 1945.
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| Birth name | Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov |
| Nickname(s) | Яков Федотович Павлов |
| Born | October 4, 1917 Krestovaya, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 29, 1981 (aged 63) Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Years of service | 1938–46 |
| Rank | Starshina |
| Unit | 13th Guards Rifle Division |
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| Awards |
Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Orders of the Red Star Numerous other medals |
| Other work | Three-time Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR |
Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov (Russian: Я́ков Федо́тович Па́влов; 4 October 1917 – 29 September 1981) was a Soviet Red Army soldier who became a Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending "Pavlov's House" during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Born in 1917 to a peasant family in the small village of Krestovaya in northwestern Russia (present-day Novgorod Oblast), Pavlov joined the Red Army in 1938. During World War II, he fought on the Southwestern, Stalingrad, 3rd Ukrainian and 2nd Belorussian fronts. Pavlov was a commander of a machine gun unit, an artilleryman, and a commander of a reconnaissance unit with the rank of Senior Sergeant.
During the Battle of Stalingrad, on the night of September 27, 1942, Pavlov's platoon recaptured a four-story residential building, seized by the German Army and defended it against continual attack by the Germans until relieved by advancing Soviet forces two months later. Vasily Chuikov, commanding general of the Soviet forces in Stalingrad, later joked that the Germans lost more men trying to take Pavlov's house than they did taking Paris.
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