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.
Josef Kociok | |
|---|---|
 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 | 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 |
Aerial victory claims
editKociok 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
edit- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 1 June 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot[11]
- German Cross in Gold on 2 December 1942 as Feldwebel in the 4./Zerstörergeschwader 1[12]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 July 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 10.(NJ)/Zerstörergeschwader 1[13]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 147.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 26.
- ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 67.
- ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 71.
- ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 76.
- ^ a b c d Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 81.
- ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 86.
- ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 98.
- ^ a b c d Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 114.
- ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 121.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 240.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 264.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
