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Gunter Fink

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
?–1943

Unit
  
JG 54

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Name
  
Gunter Fink

Died
  
15 May 1943(1943-05-15) (aged 25) south of Helgoland

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Gunter Fink (17 March 1918 – 15 May 1943) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gunter Fink was killed on 15 May 1943 after engaging in aerial combat with B-17 bombers. During his career he was credited with 46 aerial victories, all on the Eastern Front.

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Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (3 August 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold on 27 October 1942 as Oberleutnant in the III./Jagdgeschwader 54
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 March 1943 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 54

    • References

    Gunter Fink Wikipedia
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