Ernst-Siegfried Steen

Ernst-Siegfried Steen
Born	25 September 1912 Kiel
Died	Kronstadt, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1941
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	III./StG 2
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (1 October 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (28 May 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 October 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehtrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Hauptmann Heinrich Brücker	Gruppenkommandeur of III./StG 2 7 August 1941 – 23 September 1941	Succeeded by Hauptmann Gustav Preßler