Hans Karl Stepp

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Hans-Karl Stepp Years of service 1936–45 Service/branch Luftwaffe		Rank Oberstleutnant Unit Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Other work Lawyer

Born 14 September 1914 Giesen ( 1914-09-14 ) Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Relations Dietrich Peltz (brother in law) Died December 12, 2006, Leipzig, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, World War II
Commands held Sturzkampfgeschwader 2

Hans-Karl Stepp (2 September 1914 – 12 December 2006) was a German ground attack pilot during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

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Stepp was born on 2 September 1914 in Gießen as son to a University professor. Stepp studied eight semesters of law in Tübingen, Breslau and Munich before joining the Luftwaffe as Fahnenjunker in 1936. He fought in the Invasion of Poland and Battle of France. He also served in the Reichsluftwaffenministerium in Berlin.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class (15 June 1940)(1 November 1939)

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 9 September 1941 as Oberleutnant

German Cross in Gold on 15 October 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 4 February 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 7./StG 2 "Immelmann"

Oak Leaves on 25 April 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of SG 2 "Immelmann"

References

Hans-Karl Stepp Wikipedia

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