The interior of the side walls is fully lined with a light brown leather sweatband measuring 42 mm in width
Raban was then wounded in action on November 24
It is still unclear what Schmidt did for the first half of 1943
Instituted 16 February 1837
GAUSÄNGER FEST IN GIESSEN 8-11 JULI 1938" with a swastika below
Germany, Wehrmacht. A First Pattern Wound Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive The interior of the side(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber. A first pattern Holhverbdet Wound Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened integrated catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 55 mm (w) x 43.