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Pavlov's House was a fortified apartment building that Red Army defenders held for 60 days against a heavy Wehrmacht offensive during the Battle of Stalingrad. The siege lasted from 27 September to 25 November 1942 and eventually, the Red Army managed to relieve it from the siege.
It gained its popular name from Sergeant Yakov Pavlov, who commanded the platoon that seized the building and defended it during the long battle.
The Germans attacked the building several times a day. Each time German infantry or tanks tried to cross the square and to close in on the house, Pavlov's men laid down a withering barrage of machine gun and AT rifle fire from the basement, the windows, and the roof. Eventually, the defenders— as well as civilians hiding in the basement—had held out during intensive fighting from 27 September to 25 November 1942, and were relieved by counter-attacking Soviet forces.
Pavlov's House became a symbol of the stubborn and dogged resistance of the Russian forces during the Battle of Stalingrad, which eventually ended in a decisive victory for the Soviet forces after months of massive casualties on both sides. Pavlov's "House" was rebuilt after the battle and is still used as an apartment building today. There is an attached memorial constructed from bricks picked up after the battle on the East side facing the Volga. Yakov Pavlov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his actions.