The Order was established on 20 May 1942 and came in first class and second class depending upon the merit of the deed. It was the first Soviet order established during the war, and the first Soviet order divided into classes. Its statute precisely defined, which deeds are awarded with the order, e.g. shooting down three aircraft as a fighter pilot, or destroying two heavy or three medium or four light tanks, or capturing a warship, or repairing an aircraft under fire after landing on a hostile territory, and so on, were awarded with the first class. It was also given to some allied troops and commanders, including western allies.
New Items, Order of the Patriotic War
USSR. Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, s/n 216976. Type 2 Variation 2. Researched
$240.00
Silver, 14 K gold (hammer and sickle emblem), enamels; Silver screwplate. Good condition. Several small scratches on red ebnamel.
Awarded to: Yakubovich Alexander Ulyanovich, T-34 tank driver-mechanic
Date of birth: 1909
Place of birth: Byelorussian SSR, Vitebsk region, Verkhnedvinsky district, Sadkovshchina
Place of recruitment: Kurgan RVC, Kurgan region, Kurgan district
Military rank: Guards junior sergeant
Military unit: 38th Guards Tank Regiment, 13th Guards Mechanized Brigade, 4th Guards Mechanized Corps
4th Guards Mechanized Corps
13th Guards Mechanized Brigade
Awards:
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree
Southwest of Tarutino, German tank destroyers attacked a line of tanks and began firing. All the vehicles in the column quickly dispersed, including Comrade Yakubovich, who parked his vehicle under a tree. German planes set fire to a barrel of fuel and ammunition that was on the vehicle. After the barrel exploded, the entire vehicle began to burn. Comrade Yakubovich started the burning tank, but since the vehicle had become very hot, Comrade Yakubovich, after many persistent efforts, moved the vehicle and drove the vehicle against the wind at maximum speed, thereby putting out the flames. Comrade Yakubovich stopped the vehicle and finally extinguished the burning engine and rollers with a fire extinguisher and earth. With his brave behavior and skillful actions, Comrade Yakubovich saved his vehicle, which will return to service after the rollers are replaced. For his heroism and skillful actions, Comrade Yakubovich is worthy of the government award of the Order of the Red Star.
