Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Patriotic War, I Class to Platoon Commander Alexey Patuev, for Military Courage, 1945

(Орден Отечественной войны / Orden Otechestvennoy Voyny). Instituted May 20th, 1942. (c. 1943 issue). Of three-piece construction of Gold, silver, and gilded silver, consisting of a red enamelled five-pointed star with Gold straight rays (denoting I Class) as well as a crossed saber and Mosin rifle in between the arms of the cross, with a central circular red enamelled medallion bearing a crossed Hammer and Sickle insignia in Gold, surrounded by a white enamelled ring inscribed “ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА” (Patriotic War), the reverse with a screw-post and a threaded backing plate, mint marked "МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР" (Monetny Dvor) and number engraved "239468” by hand, measuring 43.6 mm (w) x 46.1 mm (l), weighing 37.10 grams, very minor enamel flakes to 9 o’clock arm, in better than very fine condition.

Accompanied by photocopies of the personnel document in Cyrillic.
 
Footnote: Alexey Nikitovich Patuev was born in 1920. He served as an Entry Commander with the 11th Guards Engineer-Sapper Borisov Order of Suvorov and Alexander Nevsky Battalion, beginning in October 1940.

The brief statement of his personal military feat or merit reads:
“During the offensive operations of our troops from January 21, 1945, the platoon of Guards Lieutenant PATEUV being attached to the 337th self-propelled artillery regiment, made 7 through passages in the obstacles of their own and the enemy on the forward edge of defense in the area of the city of Goldap and 32 anti-personnel mines and 3 field minds were discovered and neutralized. All self-propelled guns of the regiment passed through the made passages without a single case of denotation. The sappers acted boldly and decisively. Repeatedly, led by their commander, Guards Lieutenant Patuyev, they repelled the enemy attacks together with infantry and machine gunners and were always successful. Comrade Patuyev showed himself to be a courageous, strong-willed decisive officer on the battlefield.
For excellent performance of combat missions to accompany self-propelled artillery and the courage, bravery and excellent organizational skills demonstrated in doing so, which ensured the free maneuver of self-propelled guns on the battlefield, he was worthy of the Government award of the Order “PATRIOTIC WAR 1ST DEGREE.”