Johannes Fink

Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Fink
Born	28 March 1895 Pfullingen
Died	1 June 1981 (aged 86) Pfullingen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1914–1918) Reichswehr (1918–1933) Luftwaffe (1933–1945)
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader 2 2. Flieger-Division II. Fliegerkorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Britain Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Fink (28 March 1895  – 1 June 1981) was a highly decorated General der Flieger in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He had an educational degree as an Dipl.-Ing. engineer.^{[Notes 1]} He became 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. Johannes Fink was captured by British troops in April 1945 and was released in 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg) (4 January 1918)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 June 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 1 October 1944 as Generalleutnant in the 2. Flieger-Division^[2]

Notes

1. In German, an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur, abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 151.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 113.

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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• specialcamp 11