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Josef Kociok

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Josef Kociok
Feldwebel Josef Kociok in a Bf 110, 1943
Born(1918-04-26)26 April 1918
Alt Schalkendorf
Died26 September 1943(1943-09-26) (aged 25)
Kerch, Crimea
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchLuftwaffe
Years of service1940–1943
RankLeutnant, Posthumously
UnitZG 76, SKG 210, ZG 1, NJG 200
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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 of Nazi Germany. He was killed in an air collision.

Aerial victory claims

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Kociok was credited with 33 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, 21 of which were by night, claimed in 200 combat missions.[1] His shooting down three Polikarpov Po-2s of the famed 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Witches", (German: Nachthexen), on the night of 31 July 1943, resulted in the entire regiment being grounded for the first time. [2] For this feat, he was nicknamed Hexenjäger, or "Witch Hunter".

Chronicle of aerial victories
Victory Date Time Type Location
– 4./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 –
1 25/26 July 1941
SB-2[3] Russia
– 10(N)./Zerstörergeschwader 1 –
2 25 February 1943 09:35 unknown[4]
3 12 March 1943 21:43 MBR-2[5] Russia
4 12 March 1943 21:45 DB-3[5] Russia
5 26 April 1943 22:25 SB-2[6] Russia
6 26 April 1943 22:30 Yak-4[6] Russia
7 15 May 1943 11:34 PS-84[7] Russia
8 15 May 1943 21:41 PS-84[7] Russia
9 15 May 1943 22:05 SB-2[7] Russia
10 15 May 1943 22:54 PS-84[7] Russia
11 16 June 1943 21:00 Boston[8] Russia
12 16 June 1943 21:20 Boston[8] Russia
– 10./Nachtjagdgeschwader 200 –
13 27 July 1943 21:20 R-5[9] Russia
14 31 July 1943 Night Po-2[2] Russia
15 31 July 1943 Night Po-2[2] Russia
16 31 July 1943 Night Po-2[2] Russia
17 31 July 1943 Night Po-2[2] Russia
– 5./Nachtjagdgeschwader 200 –
18 17 September 1943 14:00 Boston[10] Russia
19 17 September 1943 14:01 Boston[10] Russia
20 17 September 1943 14:04 MiG-1[10] Russia
21 18 September 1943 10:05 LaGG[10] Russia

Awards

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 147.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rakobolskaya, Irina; Kravtsova, Natalya (2005). Нас называли ночными ведьмами : так воевал женский 46-й гвардейский полк ночных бомбардировщиков. Moscow: University of Moscow Press. p. 336. ISBN 5211050088. OCLC 68044852.
  3. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 26.
  4. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 67.
  5. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 71.
  6. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 76.
  7. ^ a b c d Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 81.
  8. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 86.
  9. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 98.
  10. ^ a b c d Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 114.
  11. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 121.
  12. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 240.
  13. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 264.

Bibliography

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Foreman, John; Mathews, Johannes; Parry, Simon (2004). Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939–1945. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-0-9538061-4-0.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
  • 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.