Sergeant Pavlov Remembers The House - Unique Interview

[@AudieHolland]

It's funny that even though I cannot understand any Russian save literally a few words, hearing both Pavlov and Afanasiev's voices recount their wartime experiences, I believe I can form a mental picture of both men in my head. Pavlov, a lowly sergeant seems outgoing, very friendly with people he likes and probably the Germans' worst nightmare who ever encountered him in battle. German soldiers were better trained and had better discipline but they didn't like going into buildings and having to fight a Russian soldier hand to hand. Probably most Red Army soldiers in the front line at Stalingrad had lost all fear because they were probably going to die no matter what they did. Afanasiev's voice sounds much more reserved and even though many years had passed when that interview was made, he still sounds pained by the memories of all the horrible things he saw and the men under his command who were killed or wounded. *Regarding the close quarter fighting prowess of both sides:* In the film "Stalingrad (1993)," a German production, this is briefly touched upon. The German lieutenant suddenly faces a bloody spectre of a Red Army soldier, bloody and barely standing, unarmed, advancing on him. He shouts at the Russian to surrender, then fires his pistol into the man because he is scared what the man will do to him. Then another German soldier hacks the Russian down with his shovel. As the German soldier is amazed at his own violence, he staggers a bit, then exclaims "I have s**t myself!" Two other Germans looking on, almost grin and nod to where the lieutenant is standing, still in shock. "You're not the only one."

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks for this great and accurate feedback, sir. Indeed we have this kind of feeling when he hear their voice. And if you search for accurate movies about Stalingrad, be sure to check Grossman's adaptation to a series, reviewed on this channel.

[@beaujeste1]

@@Armageddon4145 Grossman is one of my favourite authors…

[@ValentainSun]

You are wrong about the fact that everyone thought we were going to die, period. Everyone had families, relatives and children! You don't understand, it's patriotism when you give your mother's life for the Motherland. And throughout history, Russian troops have given their lives for homeland. You won't understand it.

[@Engineer1897]

No soldier really likes hand to hand fighting. In the modern era, hand to hand is usually an indicator of a situation that has deteriorated to a state of desperation.

[@AudieHolland]

@@Engineer1897 Germans: "It's going great! Those Ruskies keep resorting to hand to hand!" (sh*ts himself)

[@finalchapter24k]

Thank you comrades, for your sacrifice! True warriors! From Texas, USA.

[@TheMotz55]

My father, a US Marine during WW2 and also a sergeant, fought on many islands in the South Pacific including Okinawa. When I was a child, my father told me about Pavel's House. (I must have been the only 8 year old kid in New York who knew about Pavel.) I remember when he said that it was the ordinary soldier like Pavel who had won the war. I had the opportunity a few years ago to work in the Volga region of Russia. On the anniversary commemorating the end of WW2, Russian colleagues invited me to visit a war cemetery where many of their relatives were buried. It was a large group with many vodka toasts to the war dead. As the lone American, I was asked to say a few words. I mentioned my father's part in the war and about his affection for Pavel. I was surprised by how many in the group teared up. There were further toasts to Pavel and to my father. I was moved beyond words. Thank you, Pavel.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks for your feedback, sir!

[@luislealsantos]

Exceptional is short for what i felt with this video. Short of words of praise for your hard work but also hearing the voices of these men. Thanks.

[@DaveSCameron]

You wrote this almost akin to my thoughts after watching, it`s a magical piece of film...

[@mikajlod25]

Bro, you're like my favorite channel, these stories make me emotional, what a battle, what a war, what hell. Incredible, thank you!

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks a lot bro!

[@Diwana71]

Bro, You said it. I often thought that.

[@redskyatnight123]

Greatstuff

[@burtonjames7129]

Thank you for the amazing work. Nothing touches the heart like the words of a real soldier no flares, no bragging only his duty to defend his land, his people, his comrades.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thank you sir.

[@yungsnans2051]

Great work. Videos like this always make me feel very emotional. My great grandpa fought in this war too as a politcommisar. He fought from 1941 to 1943 when he was woundet in the battle of Kursk. Its hard for me to immagine the horrors he must have seen and the bravery of the red army.

[@davidrasch3082]

The Heart of the War, plain soldier talk, no nonsense, no politics, no bragging. Universal and understandable to all who serve.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks a lot.

[@billd.iniowa2263]

I was in my 20s when I started studying the details of WWII. At the time the death toll world wide was around 50,000,000. Now I'm approaching 60 and I hear it's up to an estimated 70,000,000. It's because of work like yours that bring the archives out and straight to us on the Internet that the whole truth is becoming known. Thankyou Anton and crew.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thank you Bill, really appreciated.

[@johnd2058]

Including the Yangtze River Valley flood, right?

[@bryangrissom191]

i have been waiting on a channel like this for 20 years. besides Colonel David Glantz i have never learned as much about stalingrad. are you going to expand into lesser known russian battles? we in the west were not taught very much about the eastern front, at least when i was younger. the wall came down my senior year of high school so i never heard a word about the russian struggle untill a few years later when i got interested. thank you very much for your excellent content and keep it up.

[@Armageddon4145]

Thanks a lot for your feedback! And the answer is yes: StalData is expanding in order to cover then entire Soviet-German War. Keep and eye on the WarData channel...

[@bryangrissom191]

@@Armageddon4145 thats great. i think i have watched about all your vids but i for sure keeping my notifications sat to all.

[@Armageddon4145]

All the vids on the channel, wow 🤩 that's great news indeed, thanks for your interest!

[@jamesmays6826]

Thank you so much I am American but this is one of my favorite events of ww2 and I am sure if it wasn't for the Soviets the war probably would have been lost.

[@jacksteel1539]

Although I think the Germans couldn't have won, the Soviets did most the heavy lifting and trashed the Germans. I think without the Soviets, Germany would have just been the first country to be nuked instead of Japan.

[@kdfulton3152]

This gave me goosebumps! So good Anton! ♥️👍👍👏👏👏

[@Armageddon4145]

Wow! Glad you enjoyed 🎆

[@DaveSCameron]

Thank you so much all who are invested in this production, what a wonderful parable for the myth of glory in war and what a true, humble hero Pavlov is!

[@mikewest5529]

Breathtaking!! Amazing and thank you sir! Lucky to hear first hand accounts of the brutal fighting! Let us never forget and let us learn from our mistakes!!

[@Armageddon4145]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@poli4869]

Imagine they defended this single building longer than France + Holland + Demark....combined defending their whole coutries

[@alexvanderlinden6027]

Good stuff

[@ВладимирИльичУльянов-э7е]

APPROVED

[@allypoum]

Excellent stuff. Keep it coming guys been waiting for detail like this for years.

[@walkingwithgiants1]

A wonderful channel with amazing content, thank you.

[@GunnyKeith]

Thank you Brad & Anton. Doing outstanding commentary & coverage. Shout out to TIK

[@karenhart7071]

Your channel keeps producing magnificent content. Thank you. An interview with Pavlov is an unexpected delight. Like the holy grail for those fascinated with stalingrad.

[@theultimatejoost]

Great video. Really brings the events to live hearing from the actual people involved. Thank you for making this.

[@ramona14220]

The man did some hard fighting through out the war.I'm glad he made it out.

[@fedecano7362]

this was amazing man!! like and subcribed!!

[@nadirzacaria4554]

Thank you Anton & Brad 'the voice' for this outstanding research you are doing, who could have imagined hearing the voice of Pavlov himself ??

[@Armageddon4145]

A thrilling experience.

[@markprange2430]

Dom Pavlova can be seen in a newsreel, “Life Returns - Stalingrad,” (at 00:32) at the British Pathé website. Also in KZbin video, “Stalingrad: 1946-1949,” (at 1:43).

[@alejandrocasalegno1657]

Superb Anton......................no more words!!!!

[@Armageddon4145]

That's good words enough my friend!

[@mplewp]

No where nearly enough views on this one : ) Real history. david and goliath battle.

[@crimsOn0011]

I honestly have nothing to say. You continue to outdo yourself. And yes I agree, the norms during the battle were exceptional. Thank you again, mr. Anton!

[@Armageddon4145]

That's a good say to begin with... thank you sir!

[@Diwana71]

Heroes are often very humble men in person. They carry no pretensions. That's why they can be heroes.

[@borisfeldman8022]

Great, more content like this would be amazing!!!

[@DaveSCameron]

This truly is a remarkable channel!

[@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel]

Thank you for this

[@jasonharryphotog]

Excellent Loved this

[@bissonboy7130]

Wow, that was great. This is the first time I have heard actual words from a Stalingrad hero, I wonder how that young boy who Pavlov said was about twelve won his medal ?. Very good video.

[@alammutiara8888]

These are treasures! Thank you multi-ethnic Red Army !! 🇵🇭

[@gordy3714]

Outstanding work Anton, there is another soldier from pavlov's house and a leader from the fighting in the Nail Factory which is Anton Dragon is more information on him, and is there any info from Zabolodnev's House which was next door. 👍

[@Armageddon4145]

Sure gordy, there's outstanding information in the articles I'm currently translating from Egor Kobyakov, you can check the site for updates, and plenty of info about Dragan in the latest papers: warspot.net/users/201-egor-kobyakov/published

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Too nice video from excellent specific channel...about Pavlova house which considered small part of brilliant huge patriotic legacy and proudly story of Soviet peoples Bravery...my love and respect for Russian people

[@harrisonbergeron9746]

jolly good, carry on.

[@bryanholden1558]

R Eternal memory

[@kalimurahagrid]

3:48 he said "four of us", not "six of us". He also didn't mention "two others" previously. But nevertheless thank you for good job and for your channel!

[@pyatig]

Кажется он сказал шестеро но плохо слышно в тот момент

[@Waterflux]

Both Sgt. Pavlov and Lt. Afanasiev seemed pretty down to earth in this interview. Survival was on top of their minds, as can be seen from the troops assigned to 'Pavlov's House' preoccupied with improving its defenses. Once into September of 1942, one's survival depended on how well one can form defensive strongpoints while not getting caught out in the open. I think it was very good to also explain the importance of tactical landmarks like Pavlov's House. There must have been many more houses like the Pavlov's due to their tactical importance: aerial recon was of limited value until close to the opening of Operation Uranus. Using well-known landmarks as reference points for directing artillery fire was the most practical approach. (A side-note: You can say the same about Mamayev Kurgan which had changed hands many many times; for the Germans, capturing it allowed them to direct artillery fire along the Volga River. Another side-note: The same thing also can be seen from the Germans defending the Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944. The German defenders used landmarks to direct artillery fire at the Americans making their from the shores to the higher ground.) Personally, I think neither Sgt. Pavlov or Lt. Afanasiev would have wanted to exaggerate their personal accounts due to the following reason: while many had perished in Stalingrad, there were also many veterans from the Battle of Stalingrad. In other words, had either one of them made exaggerated personal accounts, there would have been a plenty of survivors out there who could have lashed back. After all, the Battle of Stalingrad was a collective effort, hence a collective history, hence a collective memory.

[@Armageddon4145]

Very good points, sir. And for more on Pavlov's House and tactics in general, see dedicated videos on this channel (respectively #4 and 5)

[@austinporter6701]

Imagine if they never rebuilt anything in the city and just left it how it was and you could tour around it would be unreal

[@paulcateiii]

good afternoon Anton

[@Armageddon4145]

And good day to you, Paul!

[@djquinn11]

Whatever happened to Sargent Pavlov’s dog?

[@swan3]

Long live the RED ARMY! !

[@saskiamoni1417]

I will never believe what winning side of the war tells or the losing side for that matter they both exaggerate their account

[@GeographyCzar]

Um... can you read the translations please? I like to listen to KZbin while I do other things and this would make a perfect episode…

[@Armageddon4145]

Usually do, but in this case the idea was to let people hear the actual voice: so in this particular case, the form is at least as important as the content...

[@masterofnone597]

jakov pavlov = enzo ferrari

[@natyeverydayhumourmarconni8269]

After the war Sergeant Yakov Pavlov retreated to monastery north of Moscow as an ortodox monk . He died around 1990.. Humble and brave human. Never forget.

[@deltaforceUSAret]

Bldg 4

[@FigmentHF]

Just nitpicking, but I’m not sure “glory” or “glorious” has any place in Stalingrad. Heroic, for sure, but there was no real “glory” in the whole of WW2 imo