MILITARY PERSONNEL

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans-Joachim Marseille has received more than 1,063,677 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Hans-Joachim Marseille is the 276th most popular military personnel (up from 299th in 2019), the 648th most popular biography from Germany (up from 696th in 2019) and the 59th 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 276 out of 2,058Before him are Robert Nivelle, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, Pedro de Valdivia, Hasso von Manteuffel, Raimondo Montecuccoli, and Gnaeus Julius Agricola. After him are Svetozar Boroević, Okita Sōji, Werner Mölders, Usama ibn Zayd, Lothar Rendulic, and Roman Shukhevych.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 21Before him are Lino Ventura, Choi Kyu-hah, Margot Fonteyn, Jack Palance, Matilde Camus, and Nat King Cole. After him are Pierre Trudeau, Gerhard Barkhorn, Donald Pleasence, Dino De Laurentiis, Lex Barker, and Oleg Penkovsky. Among people deceased in 1942, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 21Before him are Fritz Todt, Bruno Schulz, Walther von Reichenau, Franz Boas, François Darlan, and Irène Némirovsky. After him are Sabina Spielrein, Yanka Kupala, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Kārlis Ulmanis, Carole Lombard, and Hector Guimard.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 648 out of 7,253Before him are Erich Mielke (1907), Erich Koch (1896), Manfred Gerlach (1928), Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910), Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), and John of Saxony (1801). After him are Herbert Kroemer (1928), Magda Schneider (1909), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Werner Forssmann (1904), Werner Mölders (1913), and Andreas Baader (1943).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 59Before him are Hans von Seeckt (1866), Otto Carius (1922), Karl Wolff (1900), Otto Günsche (1917), Erich Hoepner (1886), and Hasso von Manteuffel (1897). After him are Werner Mölders (1913), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), Kurt Meyer (1910), Walther Wenck (1900), and Georg von Frundsberg (1473).