Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Somutsigiri anoshingaira weNazi Party, Ringel akakurudzira zvakasimba kubatana kweAustria neGerman Reich uye mushure meAnschluss akashingaira akabatana neWehrmacht ne3rd Mountain Division. Pana 1 February 1939, Ringel akasimudzirwa kuva colonel. Apo Hondo yeNyika II yakatanga, akapiwa basa mu 268th Infantry Division somutungamiriri wehondo uye akatora rutivi mu
mushandirapamwe kumadokero.