Royal Engineers (940 SPR
with an English-made 369th Bomb Squadron patch sewn in place below the script
with only minor scrapes and paint transfer from storage
routed a determined Russian breakthrough attempt at Rzhev
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Bravery Decoration, I Class, Silver Grade Hold Royal Engineers (940 SPR(Verdienstauszeichnung fr Angehrige der Ostvlker, I. Klasse in Silber mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, the obverse depicting a six leaved rosette, surrounded by a laurel wreath tied together at the bottom via a ribbon, surrounded by a ribbed border, the reverse with a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 80 mm (w) x 49. 78 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, missing its hinge and pinback,