Yakov Dzhugashvili, Joseph Stalin’s first son.

He shot himself because of his father’s harshness towards him but survived. After this, Stalin reportedly said, “He can’t even shoot straight.”

In 1941, during World War II, Yakov was captured while fighting the Germans. Realising it was Stalin’s son, Adolf Hitler then made an offer to Stalin that he would release his son in exchange for Friedrich Paulus, the German Field Marshal captured by the Soviets.

However, Stalin rejected the offer by saying, “I will not trade a Marshal for a Lieutenant.” Yakov died in captivity and this was seen by Stalin as a more honourable death.

Source HistoryVille