Johannes Fink

Johannes Fink
Johannes Fink
Born	28 March 1895; Pfullingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, German Empire
Died	1 June 1981 (aged 86); Pfullingen, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	KG 2; 2. Flieger-Division; 2nd Air Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Fink (28 March 1895 – 1 June 1981) was a German general during World War II. He became a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

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]

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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

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