Date of birth:

March 25th, 1919 (Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

June 28th, 1975 (Essen (Ruhr), Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant

Unit:

III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3

Awarded on:

October 17th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

Adjutant II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3

Awarded on:

June 9th, 1944

Awarded for his actions during the Third Battle of Cassino. Here Krink, as the adjutant in the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3, showed outstanding bravery while supporting the commander in every way as the Bataillon fought to hold a critical part of the front from the Colle San Angelo to Cavalry Mountain.

• Photo 1: Piotr Capala
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1986.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht