Karl-Heinrich Fink

Karl-Heinrich Fink
Born	(1922-04-01)1 April 1922
Died	23 April 1980(1980-04-23) (aged 58)
Place of birth	Sonthofen
Place of death	Lindenberg im Allgäu
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1940–1945 1958–1979
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Operation Winter Storm Battle of the Dukla Pass Operation Frühlingserwachen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Heinrich Fink (1 April 1922 – 23 April 1980) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 August 1941)
  • 1st Class (10 October 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (Not Awarded)
  • in Silver (1 June 1943)
  • in Gold (24 April 1945)
• Panzer Badge in Bronze
• Eastern Front Medal
• Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
• German Cross in Gold (18 May 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 February 1943 as Leutnant and Adjutant of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 113

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2004) (in German). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold]. Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7. 
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com