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Helmut Ringler

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)

Rank
  
(Wehrmacht) leutnant

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Years of service
  
19??–1945

Name
  
Helmut Ringler


Born
  
4 October 1915 Witzenhausen (
1915-10-04
)

Unit
  
Fallschirmjager-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of Fort Eben-Emael

Died
  
June 22, 1962, Bonn, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of Fort Eben-Emael, World War II

Helmut Ringler (4 October 1915 – 22 June 1962) was a decorated leutnant in the Fallschirmjager 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.

Awards and decorations

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

    Helmut Ringler Wikipedia


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