Julius Ringel

Julius Ringel
Julius Ringel
Born	16 November 1889 Völkermarkt, Duchy of Carinthia, Austria-Hungary
Died	11 February 1967 (aged 77) Bayerisch Gmain, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918)  Austria (to 1938)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Austrian Army Heer
Years of service	1905–45
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held	3rd Mountain Division, 5th Mountain Division, LXIX Army Corps, Army Corps Ringel
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Julius Ringel (16 November 1889 – 11 February 1967) was an Austrian-born German general of Mountain Troops (General der Gebirgstruppen). He commanded the 3rd Mountain Division, 5th Mountain Division, LXIX Corps, Wehrkreis XI and the Army Corps Ringel. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

With the outbreak of World War I Ringel fought as an Oberleutnant in Galicia (Eastern Europe) and at the alpin front with mountain troops. After the war he was prisoner of war in Italy.

As a supporter of the Nazi Party, Ringel strongly encouraged the union of Austria with the German Reich and after the Anschluss enthusiastically joined the Wehrmacht with the 3rd Mountain Division.^[1]

Decorations

• Austrian Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class with War Decoration, Swords and Golden Bar (awarded two times)(10 November 1939)^[2]
• Golden Party Badge (30 January 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)^[2]
• Ärmelband Kreta (10 December 1942)^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd class (10 November 1939)^[3]
  • 1st class (15 April 1941)^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 June 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of the 5. Gebirgs-Division^[4][5]
  • 312th Oak Leaves on 25 October 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 5. Gebirgs-Division^[4][6]
• Grand Officer of the Order of St Alexander, with Swords (Bulgaria)
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 11 June 1941

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 216.
2. Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 217.
3. Thomas 1998, p. 211.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 631.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 359.
6. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Ringel, Julius (1994). Hurra die Gams!, Die 5. Geb. Div. im Einsatz. Graz: Stocker Verlag.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Stockert, Peter (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 4 [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 4] (in German). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. ISBN 978-3-932915-03-1.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1994). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VI: Die Gebirgstruppe Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VI: The Mountain Troops Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2430-3.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.