Steffen, Karl
- Date of birth:
- March 10th, 1918 (Gödersdorf/Holstein, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 8th, 1943 (Bjelgorod, Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Karl Steffen was reported missing after a forced landing near Bjelgorod.
Achieved a total of 59 aerial victories.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1942
Awarded after 44 aerial victories.
Sources
- Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
- Photo: Norbert Beyerlein sammlung
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Patzwall K.D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen, Band 6, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945