Dmitry Pavlov (general)

Dmitry Grigoryevich Pavlov (Russian: Дми́трий Григо́рьевич Па́влов; 4 November [O.S. 23 October] 1897 – 22 July 1941) was a Soviet general who commanded the key Soviet Western Front during the initial stage of the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) in June 1941. After his forces were heavily defeated within the first few days of the campaign, he was relieved of his command, arrested, charged with military incompetence and executed.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Grigorevich and the family name is Pavlov.
Dmitry Grigorevich Pavlov
Pavlov in 1938
Native name
Дми́трий Григо́рьевич Па́влов
Born4 November [O.S. 23 October] 1897
Village of Vonyukh (now Pavlovo), Kologrivsky District, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
Died22 July 1941(1941-07-22) (aged 43)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire (1916–1917)
 Russian SFSR (1917–1922)
 Soviet Union (1922–1941)
Years of service1916–1941
RankGeneral of the Army
Commands held
Battles/wars
  • World War I
  • Russian Civil War
  • Spanish Civil War
  • Soviet–Japanese Border Wars
  • Winter War
World War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
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