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Hans-Joachim Marseille

1919 - 1942

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Hans-Joachim Marseille (German pronunciation: [hans ˈjoːaxɪm maʁˈsɛːj]; 13 December 1919 – 30 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. He is noted for his aerial battles during the North African Campaign and his bohemian lifestyle. One of the most successful fighter pilots, he was nicknamed the "Star of Africa". Marseille claimed all but seven of his 158 victories against the British Commonwealth's Desert Air Force over North Africa, flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter for his entire combat career. No other pilot claimed as many Western Allied aircraft as Marseille. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans-Joachim Marseille is the 373rd most popular military personnel (down from 276th in 2019), the 891st most popular biography from Germany (down from 648th in 2019) and the 71st most popular German Military Personnel.

Hans-Joachim Marseille was a German fighter pilot and flying ace who served with the Luftwaffe during World War II. He is credited with 158 aerial victories, all of which were achieved on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union.

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Among military personnels, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 373 out of 2,058. Before him are Guillaume Brune, Walther Wenck, Ban Chao, Paul von Rennenkampf, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen. After him are Götz von Berlichingen, George Maniakes, Kurt Knispel, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Albert Pike, and Baiju.

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Among people born in 1919, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 37. Before him are Iris Murdoch, Donald J. Cram, Dino De Laurentiis, Abdirashid Shermarke, Andreas Papandreou, and Leon Festinger. After him are James M. Buchanan, Jennifer Jones, Gerhard Barkhorn, Oleg Penkovsky, César Manrique, and Mordechai Anielewicz. Among people deceased in 1942, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 30. Before him are Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Carole Lombard, Jozef Gabčík, Chen Duxiu, and Yanka Kupala. After him are Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, A. E. Waite, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Hector Guimard, Felix Hausdorff, and Prince George, Duke of Kent.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 891 out of 7,253. Before him are Alfred Hugenberg (1865), Fritz Perls (1893), Johann Christoph Adelung (1732), William Stern (1871), Kurt Zeitzler (1895), and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636). After him are Harald Quandt (1921), Markus Wolf (1923), Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Radegund (518), Wilhelm Kempff (1895), and Hans Fallada (1893).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 71. Before him are Eduard Dietl (1890), Arthur Nebe (1894), Wilhelm Bittrich (1894), Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), Georg von Frundsberg (1473), and Walther Wenck (1900). After him are Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Erich Priebke (1913), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), and Erich Kempka (1910).

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