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Josef Kociok | |
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 Feldwebel Josef Kociok in a Bf 110, 1943 | |
| Born | 26 April 1918 Alt Schalkendorf |
| Died | 26 September 1943 (aged 25) Kerch, Crimea |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | ‹See Tfd› Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1940–1943 |
| Rank | Leutnant, Posthumously |
| Unit | ZG 76, SKG 210, ZG 1, NJG 200 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.
Aerial victory claims
Kociok was credited with 33 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, 21 of which by night, claimed in 200 combat missions.[1]
| Chronicle of aerial victories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | Date | Time | Type | Location | Serial No./Squadron No. |
| – 4./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 – | |||||
| 1 | 25/26 July 1941 | —
|
SB-2[2] | Russia | |
| – 10(N)./Zerstörergeschwader 1 – | |||||
| 2 | 25 February 1943 | 09:35 | unknown[3] | ||
| 3 | 12 March 1943 | 21:43 | MBR-2[4] | Russia | |
| 4 | 12 March 1943 | 21:45 | DB-3[4] | Russia | |
| 5 | 26 April 1943 | 22:25 | SB-2[5] | Russia | |
| 6 | 26 April 1943 | 22:30 | Yak-4[5] | Russia | |
| 7 | 15 May 1943 | 11:34 | PS-84[6] | Russia | |
| 8 | 15 May 1943 | 21:41 | PS-84[6] | Russia | |
| 9 | 15 May 1943 | 22:05 | SB-2[6] | Russia | |
| 10 | 15 May 1943 | 22:54 | PS-84[6] | Russia | |
| 11 | 16 June 1943 | 21:00 | Boston[7] | Russia | |
| 12 | 16 June 1943 | 21:20 | Boston[7] | Russia | |
| – 10./Nachtjagdgeschwader 200 – | |||||
| 14 | 27 July 1943 | 21:20 | R-5[8] | Krimskaya | |
| – 5./Nachtjagdgeschwader 200 – | |||||
| 18 | 17 September 1943 | 14:00 | Boston[9] | Russia | |
| 19 | 17 September 1943 | 14:01 | Boston[9] | Russia | |
| 20 | 17 September 1943 | 14:04 | MiG-1[9] | Russia | |
| 21 | 18 September 1943 | 10:05 | LaGG[9] | Russia | |
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 1 June 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot[10]
- German Cross in Gold on 2 December 1942 as Feldwebel in the 4./Zerstörergeschwader 1[11]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 July 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 10.(NJ)/Zerstörergeschwader 1[12]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 17 May 1943[13]
References
Citations
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 147.
- ^ Foreman, Matthews & Parry 2004, p. 26.
- ^ Foreman, Matthews & Parry 2004, p. 67.
- ^ a b Foreman, Matthews & Parry 2004, p. 71.
- ^ a b Foreman, Matthews & Parry 2004, p. 76.
- ^ a b c d Foreman, Matthews & Parry 2004, p. 81.
- ^ a b Foreman, Matthews & Parry 2004, p. 86.
- ^ Foreman, Matthews & Parry 2004, p. 98.
- ^ a b c d Foreman, Matthews & Parry 2004, p. 114.
- ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 121.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 240.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 264.
- ^ Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, p. 494.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Foreman, John; Matthews, Johannes; Parry, Simon (2004). Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939–1945. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-0-9538061-4-0.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|trans_title=(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
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