Raban was then wounded in action on November 24
GAUSÄNGER FEST IN GIESSEN 8-11 JULI 1938" with a swastika below
then promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant on March 30th and accepted in the appointment as Quartermaster Clerk on April 1st
the former bearing detailed oak leaf designs
surrounded by the inscription "ADOLF HITLER" with a six-sided star mint mark below the bust
Germany, Wehrmacht. A First Pattern Wound Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive Raban was then wounded in(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.