Hans Karl Stepp

HansKarl Stepp was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace. He was also a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

HansKarl Stepp was born onSeptember 1914 in Gieen as son to a University professor. Stepp studied eight semesters of law in Tbingen, Breslau and Munich before joining the Luftwaffe as Fahnenjunker in 1936. He fought in the Invasion of Poland and Battle of France with Sturzkampfgeschwader 76. He also served in the Reichsluftwaffenministerium in Berlin.

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