aboard the armed steam yacht James Fletcher from January 1915 until the end of the First World War
then seeing promotions in 1941
engraved "MKI CS / "B" kat / 1975"
within an open-ended oak wreath
Ringel strongly encouraged the union of Austria with the German Reich and after the Anschluss enthusiastically joined the Wehrmacht with the 3rd Mountain Division
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Group Of Luftwaffe Eagle Insignia Newly Listed aboard the armed steam yacht(Luftwaffe Adler Abzeichen). A group of three Luftwaffe eagle insignia, including a tunic breast eagle, constructed of machine embroidered silver threading on a dark grey wool backer, unmarked, measuring 98. 5 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), in near very fine condition; a Luftwaffe Technical Personnel sleeve patch, constructed of machine embroidered silver threading on a dark grey wool back, unmarked, measuring 94 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), in extremely fine condition,