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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Hans-Joachim Marseille

1919 - 1942

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Hans-Joachim Marseille (German pronunciation: [hans joˈaχɪm mɑrˈseɪ]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans-Joachim Marseille has received more than 996,437 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Hans-Joachim Marseille is the 299th most popular military personnel (down from 238th in 2019), the 696th most popular biography from Germany (down from 555th in 2019) and the 66th 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

Among military personnels, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 299 out of 1,468Before him are Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Wilhelm Bittrich, Robert Nivelle, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Qasem Soleimani, and François Christophe de Kellermann. After him are Götz von Berlichingen, Toyotomi Hideyori, Alexander Yegorov, John J. Pershing, Emilio De Bono, and Juan Pujol García.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 22Before him are Donald Pleasence, Kim Jong-suk, Gerhard Barkhorn, Fausto Coppi, Pierre Trudeau, and Walter Scheel. After him are Boris Shcherbina, Dino De Laurentiis, Jack Palance, Lex Barker, Leon Festinger, and James M. Buchanan. Among people deceased in 1942, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 27Before him are Carole Lombard, Sabina Spielrein, Hector Guimard, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Jozef Gabčík, and Bruno Schulz. After him are Michel Fokine, Kārlis Ulmanis, Yanka Kupala, Herschel Grynszpan, Séraphine Louis, and Alexander von Zemlinsky.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 696 out of 6,142Before him are Karl Carstens (1914), Louis Spohr (1784), Sandra (1962), Juana Bormann (1893), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774), and Wilhelm Marx (1863). After him are Max Reger (1873), Friedrich Mohs (1773), Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743), Johann Joachim Quantz (1697), Götz von Berlichingen (1480), and Peter Kürten (1883).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 66Before him are Werner Mölders (1913), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Erich Priebke (1913), Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Karl Wolff (1900), and Wilhelm Bittrich (1894). After him are Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Arthur Nebe (1894), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Walther Wenck (1900), Hugo Sperrle (1885), and Friedrich Dollmann (1882).