Josef Kociok Military person

Josef Kociok (26 April 1918 – 26 September 1943) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. which was awarded for extreme battlefield bravery or military leadership. Kociok was credited with 33 confirmed aerial victories in more than 200 combat missions. He was killed after a collision in the dark, when he bailed out and his parachute did not open.

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Josef Kociok
Birth dateApril 26, 1918
Birth place
Germany , Stare Siołkowice , Upper Silesia
Date of deathSeptember 26, 1943
Place of death
Kerch , Crimea

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II
military branch
Luftwaffe
military unit
Zerstörergeschwader 1
Zerstörergeschwader 76
Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
service start1940
service end1943

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