Josif Kostić

Josif Kostić (13 August 1877 – 1960) was a Serbian politician and army general and one of the most prominent officers of the secret military organization, the White Hand prior to and during World War II.[1] He also served as the 21st Dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy in Serbia and its chief in 1927–1930.

Josif Kostić
Minister of Postal and Telegraph Affairs of the Government of National Salvation
In office
29 August 1941 – 4 October 1944
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born13 August 1877
Leskovac, Principality of Serbia
Died1960
Switzerland
Nationality Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Government of National Salvation
 Nazi Germany
ProfessionPolitician

In 1912 Kostić joined the White Hand, fought in World War I, and in 1930 he was promoted to Army General. He was a staunch monarchist, and in World War II collaborated with the Nazis and was appointed as Minister of Postal and Telegraph Affairs of the Reich controlled Government of National Salvation. In 1944, when the government fell to the communist Yugoslav and Soviet forces, Kostić and several other ministers and collaborators fled to Vienna, and he eventually settled in Switzerland, where he died in 1960.[2]

References
  1. Ramet, Sabrina P. The Three Yugoslavias: State-building and Legitimation, 1918-2005. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson Center, 2006. Print.
  2. http://www.maticasrpska.org.rs/stariSajt/biografije/tom05.pdf
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