Julius Ringel

Julius Ringel

Julius Ringel
Born 16 November 1889
Völkermarkt, Duchy of Carinthia, Austria-Hungary
Died 11 February 1967 (1967-02-12) (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]

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Citations

  1. ↑ Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 216.
  2. 1 2 3 Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 217.
  3. 1 2 Thomas 1998, p. 211.
  4. 1 2 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. 


Military offices
Preceded by
Generaloberst Eduard Dietl		 Commander of 3. Gebirgs-Division
14 June 1940 – 23 October 1940 		Succeeded by
General der Gebirgstruppen Hans Kreysing
Preceded by
none		 Commander of 5. Gebirgs-Division
1 November 1940 – 10 February 1944 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Max-Günther Schrank
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner		 Commander of LXIX Armeekorps
31 March 1944 – 24 June 1944 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Helge Auleb
Preceded by
General der Artillerie Max Grimmeiß		 Commander of Wehrkreis XVIII (Salzburg)
21 January 1945 – 8 May 1945 		Succeeded by
dissolved on 8 May 1945
Preceded by
none		 Commander of Korps Ringel
February 1945 – 8 May 1945 		Succeeded by
dissolved on 8 May 1945
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