Johannes Fink

Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Fink
Born	(1895-03-28)28 March 1895 Pfullingen
Died	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. 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
• German Cross in Gold on 1 October 1944 as Generalleutnant in the 2. Flieger-Division

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• specialcamp 11

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of Kampfgeschwader 2 1 May 1939 – 20 October 1940	Succeeded by Oberst Herbert Rieckhoff
Preceded by General der Flieger Stefan Fröhlich	Commander of 2. Flieger-Division 1 November 1942 – 10 February 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans Korte
Preceded by Generalleutant Kurt Kleinrath	Commander of II. Fliegerkorps 1 December 1944 – January 1945	Succeeded by General der Flieger Stefan Fröhlich