Postcard PHOTO PORTRAIT Hans Joachim MARSEILLE WW2 Flying Ace Knights Cross for Sale

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Postcard PHOTO PORTRAIT Hans Joachim MARSEILLE WW2 Flying Ace Knights Cross For Sale

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Postcard PHOTO PORTRAIT Hans Joachim MARSEILLE WW2 Flying Ace Knights Cross:
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Hans-Joachim Marseille 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.Marseille earned the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) (presented by Hitler in the Wolfsschanze in Rastenburg).
Marseille appeared four times in the Deutsche Wochenschau, the German propaganda newsreel. The first time was on Wednesday 17 February 1942 when Oberst Galland, the General der Jagdflieger, visited an airport in the desert. The second time was on Wednesday 1 July 1942 when Marseille travelled to Rastenburg to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords from Adolf Hitler. The third time was on Wednesday 9 September 1942 announcing Marseille's 17 aerial victories from 1 September 1942 and that he had been awarded the Diamonds to his Knight's Cross. His last appearance was on 30 September 1942 showing Marseille visiting Erwin Rommel.[97]
The press, from magazines to journals, featured Marseille prolifically during 1942. Der Adler used his image for a front cover on 7 and 14 July 1942. Marseille's death did not prohibit his inclusion in the Die Wehrmacht on 21 and 28 October 1942. Signal featured him on the cover in September 1942. Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung put him on their cover on 4 July 1942.[98]
In 1957, a German film, Der Stern von Afrika (The Star of Africa) directed by Alfred Weidenmann, was made starring Joachim Hansen as Hans-Joachim Marseille. The movie was a fictionalised account of Marseille's wartime service.[99]
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