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  • Ernst-Siegfried Steen
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  • Ernst-Siegfried Steen (25 September 1912 – 23 September 1941) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst-Siegfried Steen was killed on 23 September 1941 after being hit by anti-aircraft fire from the cruiser Kirov in Kronstadt harbour. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 October 1941.
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serviceyears
  • ?-1941
Birth Date
  • 1912-09-25
Commands
Branch
  • Luftwaffe
death place
Name
  • Ernst-Siegfried Steen
Birth Place
  • Kiel
Title
  • Gruppenkommandeur of III./StG 2
Awards
Rank
Battles
Before
  • Hauptmann Heinrich Brücker
Years
  • --08-07
After
  • Hauptmann Gustav Preßler
abstract
  • Ernst-Siegfried Steen (25 September 1912 – 23 September 1941) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst-Siegfried Steen was killed on 23 September 1941 after being hit by anti-aircraft fire from the cruiser Kirov in Kronstadt harbour. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 October 1941.