Julius Ringel - Wikiwand

Born16 November 1889

Völkermarkt, Duchy of Carinthia, Austria-Hungary

Died11 February 1967 (aged 77)

AllegianceAustria-Hungary
Austria
Nazi Germany

BranchAustro-Hungarian Army
Austrian Army
German Army

Julius Ringel
Ringel in 1941
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 Austria Nazi Germany
Branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Austrian Army German Army
Service years	1905–1945
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands	3rd Mountain Division 5th Mountain Division LXIX Army Corps Army Corps Ringel
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Julius 'Papa' Ringel (16 November 1889 – 11 February 1967) was an Austrian general in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He fought in the Western and Eastern fronts, as well as the Balkan Campaign.^[1] Ringel commanded the 3rd Mountain Division, 5th Mountain Division, LXIX Corps,^[2] Wehrkreis XI and the Army Corps Ringel.^[3] He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Julius Ringel was born in Völkermarkt in the Austrian state of Carinthia. In 1905, he was admitted to a military school in Vienna, graduating on 18 August 1909.

Service in the Austro-Hungarian and Austrian Armies

Following his education, Fähnrich Ringel was assigned to the k.u.k. Landwehr Infanterie-Regiment 4 (a mountain infantry unit) and a year later, he was promoted to Leutnant. During World War I, Ringel saw action in Galicia and the Italian Alps where he was taken prisoner of war in 1918. Upon his return to the newly formed Republic of German Austria, Ringel fought against the troops of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia occupying Carinthia. Following the Carinthian Plebiscite and the creation of the First Austrian Republic, Ringel was transferred to the Austrian Federal Army where he rose to the rank lieutenant colonel in 1932.

Service in the Wehrmacht

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↑ Williamson 2012.
↑ Antill 2012, p. 21.
↑ Palazzo 2007.
↑ Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 216.
↑ Stroud 2015, p. 47.
1 2 3 Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 217.
↑ Thomas 1998, p. 211.
1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 631.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 359.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.

Bibliography

Antill, Peter; Gerrard, Howard (2012). Crete 1941: Germany's lightning airborne assault. Campaign. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1846036682.
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.
Palazzo, Albert (2007). The Battle of Crete. Australian Army Campaigns. Canberra, Australia: Australian Military History Publications. ISBN 978-0975766910.
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 Militaer-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.
Stroud, Rick (2015). Kidnap in Crete: The True Story of the Abduction of a Nazi General. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1632861948.
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.
Williamson, G.; McGregor, M. (2012). German Commanders of World War II (1): Army. Elite. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1780969725.
"Austria returns stolen antiquities to Greece". greekcitytimes.com. Greek City Times. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Mountain Division
Staff	Julius Ringel (Oak Leaves)
Units	Anton Glasl August Krakau Franz Pöschl Otto Schury¹ (Oak Leaves) Willibald Utz August Wittmann
¹Oak Leaves with the 101st Jäger Division

Authority control databases
International	VIAF GND WorldCat
People	Deutsche Biographie DDB

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