Ralph Graf von Oriola

Ralph Graf von Oriola
Ralph Graf von Oriola
Born	9 August 1895
Died	28 April 1970 (aged 74)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	72. Infanterie-Division; 299. Infanterie-Division; XIII. Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ralph Graf von Oriola (9 August 1895 – 28 April 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XIII. Armeekorps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 299. Infanterie-Division^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard	Commander of 72. Infanterie-Division 17 February 1943 - 3 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Bergen	Commander of 299. Infanterie-Division 3 May 1943 - 15 January 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Paul Reichelt
Preceded by Generalleutnant Paul Reichelt	Commander of 299. Infanterie-Division 13 March 1944 - 28 June 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Junck
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans Felber	Commander of XIII. Armeekorps 12 February 1945 - 31 March 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Max Bork