Helmut Ringler

Helmut Ringler
An image taken of leutnant Ringler, taken during or just prior to the Second World War.
Born	4 October 1915 Witzenhausen
Died	22 June 1962 (aged 46) Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	19??–1945
Rank	(Wehrmacht) leutnant
Unit	Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Fort Eben-Emael
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Ringler (4 October 1915 – 22 June 1962) was a decorated leutnant in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Ringler is behind Adolf Hitler on Hitler's immediate left.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (13 May 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 May 1940 as a Leutnant of Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 234.
2. http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/bd/ases_ficha.asp?vnum=1411

Bibliography

• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.

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