Josif Kostić

Josif Kostić
Minister of Postal and Telegraph Affairs of the Government of National Salvation
In office 29 August 1941 – 4 October 1944
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	13 August 1877 Leskovac, Principality of Serbia
Died	1960 Switzerland
Nationality	Kingdom of Yugoslavia Government of National Salvation  Nazi Germany
Profession	Politician
Religion	Serbian Orthodox

Josif Kostić (1877-1960) was a Serbian politician and army general and one of the most prominent officers the secret military organization, the White Hand prior to and during World War II. ^[1]

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