Marseille, Hans-Joachim "Jochen"
- Date of birth:
- December 13th, 1919 (Berlin-Charlottenburg/Barandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 30th, 1942 (Sidi Abd el Rahman, Egypt)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Tobruk
Grave: 4133. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Hans-Joachim Walter Rudolf Siegfried Marseille was born on December 13th, 1919 geboren as son to Charlotte Marie Johanna Pauline Gertrud Riemer and Siegfried Georg Martin Marseille.
In 382 operational sorties, Marseillehas supposed to have shot down 158 enemy aircraft. This number is still under debate due to the differences between German claims and reported losses by the Allies.
Was killed on September 30th, 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän van 3. / Jagdgeschwader 27.
Promotions:
November 7th, 1938: Fahnenjunker;
1941: Oberfähnrich;
?: Leutnant;
May 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant;
September 16th, 1942: Hauptmann.
Career:
1926 - 1930: Volksschule Berlin;
1930 - 1938: Prinz Heinrich Gymnasium in Berlin-Schöneberg;
April 4th, 1938 - September 24th, 1938: Abteilung 1/177, Reichsarbeitsdienst;
November 7th, 1938: Luftwaffe Quedlinburg;
March 1st, 1939: Luftkriegsschule 4, Fürstenfeldbruck;
November 1st, 1939 - July 18th, 1940: Jagdfliegerschule 5, Wien-Schwechat;
1940: Ergänzungsjagdgruppe Merseburg;
August 10th, 1940: I. / Lehrgeschwader 2, Calais-Marck;
October 1940: 4. / Jagdgeschwader 52;
December 24th, 1940: 1. / Jagdgeschwader 27;
June 8th, 1942: Staffelkapitän 3. / Jagdgschwader 27.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 1st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 17th, 1940
Awarded after his fourth victory.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- October 19th, 1941
Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on November 3rd, 1941.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 24th, 1941
Award 52/4.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 22nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1942
"Hauptmann Müncheberg recorded on 2 June, his 80th, Oberleutnant Marseille on 3 June in North Africa his 70th to 75th aerial victory."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1942
97th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1942
"Oberfeldwebel Steinbatz recorded his 95th on the Eastern Front, Oberleutnant Marseille in North Africa his 78th to 81st aerial victory."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- June 18th, 1942
"Oberleutnant Marseille in North Africa within 24 hours shot down 10 enemy aircraft and increased his count of aerial victories to 101."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 18th, 1942
12th Award.
Medaglia d'oro al Valore Militare
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1942
Original Italian text:
"Pilota da caccia di raro ardire e di incomparabile perizia, con freddo, mirabile e Cosciente coraggio in aspri cimenti e in duri combattimenti nei cieli del Mediterraneo e dell'Africa Settentrionale, abbatteva 94 velivoli che sommava ad altri 7 apparecchi abbattuti nel cielo della Manica. Esempio costante di audacia e di ardimento, di fronte al rischio, confermava sempre le sue bellissime virtù di pilota eccezionale e di superbo combattente. - Cielo del Mediterraneo e dell'Africa Settentrionale italiana, 26 aprile 1941 -18 giugno 1942."
Presented by Bennito Mussolini on August 13th, 1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- August 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1942
4th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1942
"Oberleutnant Marseille, Staffelkapitän in a Jagdgeschwader, recorded on 2 September on the Egyptian front his 125th aerial victory, after he defeated 16 (17) British adversaries the preceding day."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- September 16th, 1942
"Oberleutnant Marseille recorded his 145th to 151st aerial victory on the Egyptian front."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1942
"Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Marseille, recipient of the highest German medal of bravery, found, undefeated by the enemy, at the North African theatre of war his flier's death. Full of fighting spirit, this young officer had defeated 158 British adversaries. The Wehrmacht mourns the loss of a truly heroic warrior."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- July 7th, 1943
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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- Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
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