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Josef Kociok

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Died
  
1943, Kerch, Ukraine

Name
  
Josef Kociok


Rank
  
Leutnant, Posthumously

Years of service
  
1940–1943

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

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Born
  
26 April 1918Alt Schalkendorf, Upper Silesia, Germany (
1918-04-26
)

Battles/wars
  
World War IIEastern FrontOperation Barbarossa

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, Operation Barbarossa, World War II

Unit
  
Zerstorergeschwader 76, Schnellkampfgeschwader 210, Nachtjagdgeschwader 200

Josef Kociok (26 April 1918 – 26 September 1943) was a German Luftwaffe pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery or military leadership. He was killed in an air collision.

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Aerial victory claims

Kociok was credited with 33 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, 21 of which by night, claimed in 200 combat missions.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
  • Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 1 June 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 December 1942 as Feldwebel in the 4./Zerstörergeschwader 1
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 July 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 10.(NJ)/Zerstörergeschwader 1
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 17 May 1943

    • References

    Josef Kociok Wikipedia
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