(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Carl Fink
Born: 16 Dec 1886 in Berlin
Died: 04 Apr 1969 in Karlsruhe
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Nov 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (28 Nov 1917); Major (01 Feb 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Dec 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 35th Fusilier-Regiment (23 Feb 1907-30 Sep 1909)
Company-Officer in the 165th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1909-04 Jul 1913)
Instructor for Photography at the Instruction and Test Institute for Military Affairs, Döberitz (29 May 1911-23 Jan 1914)
With the 1st Flying-Battalion, Döberitz (05 Jul 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Instructor with the Traffic Technical Tests Commission of the Flying-Test-Company Adlershof (24 Jan 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Observer with the 7th Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-26 Nov 1914)
Observer with the Carrier-Pigeon-Battalion O, 1st Combat-Wing of the OHL (27 Nov 1914-18 Jul 1915)
Photographic-Officer with the War Survey Chief and Field Flight Chief, OHL (19 Jul 1915-07 Oct 1916)
Chief of the Department Air-Photography with the Staff of the Commanding General of the Air Force (08 Oct 1916-15 Jan 1919)
Leader of Border-Protection 407th (East) Flying-Battalion (16 Jan 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in the Technical Office, RLM (01 Feb 1935-15 Dec 1939)
Leader of Department Luftwaffe of the Armaments-Inspection III (16 Dec 1939-08 Jun 1941)
Military-Economy-Commander Oppeln, later Kharkov (09 Jun 1941-31 Jan 1942)
Commander of Armaments-Area Hannover/Armaments-Inspection XI (01 Feb 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Armaments-Inspector XI b, Magdeburg-Dessau-Halle/Saale (01 Mar 1943-16 Apr 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the 12th Army (16 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In US then British Captivity (08 May 1945-01 Dec 1946)
Released (01 Dec 1926)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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