Hans-Karl Stepp (2 September 1914 – 12 December 2006) was a German ground attack pilot and wing commander during World War II.

[1] Stepp studied eight semesters of law[1] in Tübingen, Breslau and Munich before joining the Luftwaffe as Fahnenjunker on 6 April 1936.

On 2 March 1943 Stepp was ordered to Rechlin and appointed head of the Versuchskommando für Panzerbekämpfung (Experimental Detachment for Anti-tank Warfare).

On 25 April 1944 he was awarded the 462nd Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) for 800 combat missions.

[1] Promoted to Oberstleutnant on 1 May 1944, Stepp was transferred to staff office positions in the Luftwaffen Führungsstab in Berlin in August 1944.