Johannes Fink
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Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Fink
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Born | Pfullingen |
28 March 1895
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Pfullingen |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
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
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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.
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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
- ↑ In German, an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur, abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.
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Preceded by
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Commander of Kampfgeschwader 2 1 May 1939 – 20 October 1940 |
Succeeded by Oberst Herbert Rieckhoff |
Preceded by
General der Flieger Stefan Fröhlich
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Commander of 2. Flieger-Division 1 November 1942 – 10 February 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans Korte |
Preceded by
Generalleutant Kurt Kleinrath
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Commander of II. Fliegerkorps 1 December 1944 – January 1945 |
Succeeded by General der Flieger Stefan Fröhlich |
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- 1895 births
- 1981 deaths
- People from Reutlingen (district)
- People from the Kingdom of Württemberg
- German military personnel of World War I
- Military personnel of Württemberg
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knights of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- Generals of Aviators