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 377571. Type 2 Variation 3. Researched. Posthumous award.
$350.00
Silver, 14 K gold (hammer and sickle emblem), enamels; Excellent condition.
Posthumous award.
Awarded to Gusev Leonid Antonovich. Posthumous award.
Date of birth: 1915 Place of birth: Yaroslavl region, Uglich district
Military rank: Guards sergeant major Military unit 11th Guards Tank Corps
Burial place: Germany, m. Breiteburg
Gusev was the commander of the self-propelled artillery unit SU-57 (T-48). The SU-57 was the only example of American weapons that was used only in the USSR.
He died on February 8, 1945.
