Photo and document grouping to Leutnant Klaus-Jürgen Steeg, a Stuka pilot who was killed over Malta.  

Born in Essen, 1920, Steeg followed Luftwaffe pilot training in the late 1930's, and then joined the Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 as Stuka pilot. On 19th of April 1941, he went missing during a nighttime attack on the port of Valletta, the capital of the island Malta. He was shot down by British anti aircraft fire. His body and his Ju 87 B-1 marked "J9+ZL" (Werknr. 5327) of the 9./St.G.1 were never retrieved. He was posthumously promoted from Oberfähnrich to Leutnant.  

The grouping consists of:

• Waritme copy of the MIA letter sent to the parents by Staffelkapitän Oberleutnant Ulrich Heinze, less than three weeks before he was himself killed over Malta. He gives much detail about the circumstances in which Steeg got missing. 
• Wartime copy of a letter by Oberstleutnant Walter Hagen, Oak Leaves winner, as Geschwaderkommodore of StG.1 to the parents. 
• Thank you card for condolences sent to the parents, May 1942. 
• A total of 19 private photos, giving an overview from his early childhood to HJ time, Luftwaffe pilot training and his Stuka time with St.G.1. A few portraits have a handwritten dedication on the back.  

Sobering KIA grouping to one of the casulaties of the Siege of Malta - a campaign where you will rarely find any material on.