Helmut Frink

Helmut Frink
Born	28 June 1919 Diez an der Lahn
Died	28 August 1943 (aged 24) near Sewsk, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1943
Rank	Major (Posthumously)
Unit	Artillerie-Regiment 251
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battles of Rzhev Operation Büffel Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Frink (28 June 1919 – 28 August 1943) was a highly decorated major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was 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. Helmut Frink was killed on 28 August 1943 near Sewsk, Russia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 21 October 1943 and was also promoted to the rank of major.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal (17 January 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (4 November 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (7 August 1941)
  • in Silver (14 December 1942)
• General Assault Badge (26 May 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (3 February 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 October 1943 as Hauptmann and chief of the 9./Artillerie-Regiment 251^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 157.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com