Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare in Gold one of only 631 awards. Heinz Finke was captured by Soviet troops in March 1945 and was held until 1955.
He later joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and served until retirement in 1972.
(1 October 1943) Bibliography.