Helmut Ringler
| Helmut Ringler | |
|---|---|
 An image taken of leutnant Ringler, taken after he has received the Knight's Cross | |
| Born |
4 October 1915 Witzenhausen |
| Died |
22 June 1962 (aged 46) Bonn |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 19??–1945 |
| Rank |
(Wehrmacht) leutnant |
| Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch" |
| Battles/wars | |
| 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 and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 May 1940 as a Leutnant of Sturmgruppe "Stahl" in the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"
Ringler is behind Adolf Hitler on Hitler's immediate left.
References
Citations
Bibliography
- 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.
- 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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