Among the heroic history of the protection of Stalingrad has a structure (one of three) that it was decided not to rebuild after the war. It is often mistakenly called "Pavlov's House". In fact, it ruined mill number 4 or better known as Mill Gerhard - a monument to the great Battle of Stalingrad, which is part of the eponymous Panorama Museum, along with the House of Pavlov said.

The building of the mill was built in Tsaritsyn (now - Volgograd) in 1903. Gerhard A. Volga Germans. In those days it was a unique structure for the city. Visible from the street dilapidated brick walls conceal a powerful reinforced concrete frame. Partly survived stairs of concrete. Such power was needed to accommodate the heavy industrial metal equipment.

Reliable building concrete structures helped to survive the devastating Battle of Stalingrad and dostoyat to the present day. The owner of the mill, Alexander Gerhard (1864-1933gg.) After the October Revolution is not only deprived of their property, but also life in the dungeons of the GPU, who was arrested as a hostage for the arrested German revolutionary Karl Radek. In the 30s the construction of Mill Grudinina named in memory of the Party cell secretary Grudinina Constantine, worked as a turner at the mill and died in 1922.

Mill Gerhard or Grudinina ceased its operation September 14, 1942, after a direct hit by bombs and fire. The surviving workers were evacuated. The building became the impregnable fortress of the enemy with meter-thick walls, keeping the still visible traces of the brutal shelling. Prior to 1980, it was available to the tourists. Today it is a symbol of mourning for the victims and a monument to the heroism of the defenders of the city.