On the Pavlov building, there are only 23 Soviet soldiers. Why can't the Germans attack anyway?

During World War II, the Battle of Stalingrad was the most tragic and cruel battle.

The strategic position of Stalingrad is very important. It is not only an important city on the Volga Canal, but also a transportation hub in southern Soviet Union. It connects the important grain-producing areas and oil-producing areas of the Soviet Union, and is a transit point for strategic materials of the Soviet Union. Once Germany occupied Stalingrad, it would cut off the strategic supply of the Soviet Union.

Therefore, the Soviet Union and Germany fought to the death around Stalingrad. The whole campaign lasted 199 days, and both the Soviet Union and Germany paid a high price.

In the Battle of Stalingrad, the cruelty of street fighting was infinitely magnified. Every building, every street, every factory, every street corner, every window and every sewer here is a battlefield, which can be described as "an inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood".

In this battle, the Germans were wiped out at least 6.5438+0 million soldiers, completely losing the initiative of the Soviet-German battlefield. Soviet casualties were even greater, with nearly 1.2 million Red Army killed and countless civilians massacred by the Germans.

In the whole street fighting in Stalingrad, there is a classic battle, that is, "the defense of Pavlov Building".

In this battle, which is only four stories high, 23 Soviet Red Army fought for 58 days against dozens of German soldiers, creating a miracle in the history of war.

This building is located on the Volga River in the center of Stalingrad. Around it, it is the ruins razed to the ground by German artillery fire. Only this building stands stubbornly and abruptly here, becoming the tallest building within several kilometers around, and also the best place for soldiers to observe the enemy.

Not far from the east of this building is the wharf on the Volga River, which carries the transshipment of strategic materials on the east and west sides of the Soviet Union. Therefore, the strategic position of this humble reinforced brick-concrete structure building is extremely important.

1September, 942, this building fell into the hands of the Germans in the battle. But later, the Soviet army realized the importance of this building and issued an order to regain the control of this building at all costs and occupy this commanding height to ensure the safety of the Soviet dock on the Volga River.

This task finally fell to Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov. He led a six-member investigation team into the building at night. After a fierce battle, the German army with lax defense in the building was eliminated, and the building was successfully recaptured and this strategic stronghold was controlled.

After the Germans reacted, they made a crazy counterattack against this stronghold. The six-person team stubbornly blocked the German bombing for two days and two nights, but did not let the Germans go further.

Subsequently, the Soviet follow-up reinforcements arrived. They are a seven-man machine gun platoon, led by a lieutenant, carrying a heavy machine gun. A six-person anti-tank team led by a staff sergeant, equipped with three anti-tank guns; A four-person mortar team led by a second lieutenant was equipped with two 50 mm mortars.

So far, the number of people sticking to the building has increased to 23. Among them, Russians 1 1, Ukrainians 6, Georgians 1, Kazakhs 1, Uzbeks 1, Tajiks 1, Tatars 1, Jews/.

It is such a multinational team, under the leadership of Pavlov, stubbornly blocked the German attack and held on to the building for 58 days.

So, how did they do it?

1. There are enough strategic materials in the building.

After the building was occupied by the Germans, the Germans hoarded a large number of strategic materials, including many guns, ammunition and food. These materials solved the worries of the team and gave them enough firepower and German consumption. At the same time, Pavlov secretly built an underground passage from the building to the rear. In this case, a continuous supply of materials can be obtained in the building, making the Soviet army invincible.

Second, Pavlov has a mysterious logistics team.

As early as Pavlov led people to recapture the building, there were 30 residents in the basement of Eurekata. In order to avoid the Germans, these people collectively hid underground and escaped by luck. Pavlov mobilized them to leave, but these residents refused and took the initiative to stay and fight with Pavlov's team. Facts have proved that these dozens of residents played an extremely important role in the later battles.

They can not only help the Soviets build fortifications, but also go into battle when necessary. Women became temporary stretchers and nurses. In battle, these people can also transport materials and send information to the team through underground passages. These tasks greatly reduced the burden on the combat team and enabled them to concentrate on the frontal attack of the Germans.

Third, the Soviets built strong fortifications.

First, they erected several layers of barbed wire outside the building to completely isolate the whole building from the Germans. At the same time, the Soviet army dug a trench more than one meter deep around the building behind the barbed wire and filled it with water.

Second, Pavlov led the team to set up a minefield around the building. Once the Germans break through the Soviet firepower and enter the minefield, they will be blown up by mines.

Third, the Soviet army set up a strong fire point on the building.

They arranged an anti-tank gun on the ventilation window in the basement, which was very hidden. Put the Maxim heavy machine gun on the sandbag beside the window sill. Rifle snipers and observation posts were placed on the third floor, which was convenient for attacking the enemy and observing the German attack. At the same time, they also arranged a large-caliber mortar on the roof, which can not only avoid the attack of German tanks, but also fire at the commanding heights.

Fourth, the Soviet army broke through the wall in the room, and was able to enter and leave each room quickly and conveniently, support each other and retreat quickly.

In this way, the Soviet army held on for 58 days until the arrival of Soviet reinforcements.

Because of his bravery and tenacity, Pavlov was awarded the title of "Soviet hero".

After the victory of World War II, the Soviet Union reserved some buildings, named after Pavlov, and engraved the number "58" on the remaining buildings to commemorate the heroic feat of the Soviet Red Army against the Germans.

(Reference:

Battle of Stalingrad)