▁Koch ▁established ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁field ▁stations ▁and ▁travel ing ▁h uts ▁in ▁Central ▁East ▁Green land . ▁This ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁caused ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁culture ▁and ▁organization ▁of ▁Dan ish ▁Ar ctic ▁expl oration . ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁expedition ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 - 5 8 ▁Ex ped ition ▁to ▁East ▁Green land ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁hel ic op ters . ▁But ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁government ▁cut ▁fund ing ▁in ▁mid - exp ed ition ▁and ▁Koch ' s ▁career ▁as ▁expedition ▁leader ▁was ▁terminated . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁min eral ▁k och ite ▁which ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁M t ▁H v ide ▁R yg , ▁Werner ▁B jer ge , ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Green land ▁county ▁of ▁Tun u ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Koch ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁expl or ations ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁areas . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁Koch ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ship ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁its ▁Dal y ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁V ega ▁medal ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Society ▁for ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁Geography . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pat ron ' s ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁Green land ▁and ▁the ▁Hans ▁Eg ede ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Ge ographical ▁Society . ▁In ▁ 1 9