A Private Studio Picture Postcard Of Knight's Cross Recipient: Josef Kociok GTRexclude He achieved the rank of

He achieved the rank of Oberst (Colonel) on February 1

those airborne warriors lived and fought and died according to all the rules of chivalry

probably because he was transferred to Sachsenhausen

gilt insignia and crown 26

and green enamelled insignia on an eight-pointed silver star base

A Private Studio Picture Postcard Of Knight's Cross Recipient: Josef Kociok GTRexclude He achieved the rank ofA picture postcard of Josef Kociok, measuring 99x135mm, near mint condition. The reverse reads: Kociok, killed in action. This was written by an unidentified man, maybe a comrade of Kocioks, Konrad Pissarsky from Trebnitz, eastern Germany. Footnote: Josef Kociok (19181943) was a pilot in the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front and a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, which he was awarded while serving with the 10.(NJ) ZG 1, the 10th Squadron