Date of birth:

April 29th, 1912 (Cologne-Nippes/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

March 12th, 1945 (Hadersleben/Northern-Schleswick, Danmark)

Buried on:

German War Graves Flensburg
Plot: 29. Grave: 157.

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Wilhelm Mink was killed on March 12th, 1945 after he was shot down over Hadersleben, Northern-Schleswick, Danmark. At that moment he operated with 1.(Erg.) / Jagdgeschwader 1.

By the time of his death he had achieved 72 aerial victories.

00.00.1940: in II./ JG 51
00.04.1941: with 5./ JG 51
21.05.1941: Uffz., 5./ JG 51
11.07.1941: Fw., 5./ JG 51
30.09.1941: Fw., 5./ JG 51 awarded the Ehrenpokal
15.12.1941: Fw., 5./ JG 51
04.02.1942: Fw., awarded DKiG, 5./ JG 51
19.03.1942: Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz,5./ JG 51
07.07.1942: Ofw., 5./ JG 51
08.08.1942: Ofw., 5./ JG 51
00.07.1943: in 4./ JG 51
00.00.1943: transferred to the Jagdfliegerschulen as an instructor
03.02.1944: severely WIA while attacking B-26s - Bf 109 G-6
01.09.1944: Lt., with 1./ JG 52
12.03.1945: Ofw. in I./ Erg.JG 1, KIA – in a Fw 58 (or a Bf 109 G-14 according to other sources) shot down by RAF fighters near Hadersleben/Denmark while on a courier flight

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• Photo 1: Igor Poul
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