Yakov Pavlov

"Now go, before I shoot you myself!"

- Pavlov to Pvt. Kovalenko

Sergeant Yakov Pavlov was a Russian soldier who fought to defend an apartment building, now named "Pavlov's House." In the game, his squad clears it out and holds it against German reinforcements for no more than twenty minutes. The Soviets held the battle as a joke because the Germans captured most of European Russia in 6 months, but couldn't take a half-destroyed four story house in 60 days.

Call of Duty
Alexei Ivanovich Voronin was assigned to find Pavlov's squad. Taking the sewers, he met up with others and finally found the Sargent lying in a ditch. Seeing Voronin as an effective replacement for his recently deceased counter-sniper, Pavlov uses Pvt. Kovalenko as bait to draw out snipers and has Voronin to pick them off. He threatened to shoot Kovalenko for insubordination after the latter complained about his task. When all the snipers were eliminated, bombers zeroed in on the squad's position, and Pavlov and the squad had to run across the field. His squad then eliminated the front defenses of the apartment, along with its current occupants, and secured the house.

But the battle was not over yet. Panzers were approaching the apartment, and that was bad news for Pavlov's men. Luckily, the Sergeant prepared for this and ordered Alexei to use the PTRS-41 anti tank rifle. After receiving more friendly troops, a German counterattack began. It lasted four minutes, and by the time it was over, the house was teeming with corpses. Pavlov then stood alongside Russian reinforcements, who had come to relieve them. What happened to Pavlov afterwards was unknown but it is presumed he does the same things he did in real life.

Here, he was voiced by Michael Bell.

Trivia

 * Tanya Pavlovna, the sniper from Call of Duty: Finest Hour may have had her last name based on Pavlova's.
 * Pavlov was a real Soviet Non-commissioned officer (as judged by the picture to the right) who really did defend the fortified apartment complex featured. In reality, Pavlov's deeds were awarded the title "Hero of the Soviet Union".