1965, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and other honours, were posthumously returned to him. It was not until the Gorbachev era that it was declared that Pavlov was not the main culprit in the defeat and that the orders given to him could not have been fulfilled by anyone. References Bibliography External links Biography on warheros.ru 1897 births 1941 deaths People from Kologrivsky District People from Kologrivsky Uyezd Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union candidate members First convocation members of the Soviet of the Union Members of the Central Executive Committee of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Army generals (Soviet Union) Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Soviet people of the Spanish Civil War Soviet military personnel of World War II Frunze Military Academy alumni Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm Executed people from Kostroma Oblast Executed military leaders Russian people executed by the Soviet Union Members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union executed by the Soviet Union Soviet rehabilitations