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Stepp, Hans Karl
Stepp, Hans Karl
Date of birth:
September 2nd, 1914 (Gießen an der Lahn/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
December 12th, 2006 (Leipzig/Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German
Biography
Flew a total of ~900 sorties.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 1st, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 15th, 1940
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Sturzkampfgeschwader
Awarded on:
September 9th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
7. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Awarded on:
October 15th, 1941
Award 1/11.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän 7. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1942
Awarded after 418 sorties.
405th Award.
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 1943
Ärmelband Kreta
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 1943
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 25th, 1944
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
Unit:
Kommandeur Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”
Awarded on:
April 27th, 1944
Awarded after ~800 sorties.
462nd Award
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
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PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008
.
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THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Documents and Information via
Detlev Niemann
Photo