17 Dec 1941
Libya
Libya
- Hans-Joachim Marseille scored his 35th and 36th kills as he shot down two South African Hurricane fighters southeast of Derna, Libya at 1100 and 1128 hours; he also damaged another enemy fighter in combat. Later in the day, Albert Kesselring personally presented him the German Cross in Gold medal. ww2dbase [Hans-Joachim Marseille | Derna | CPC]
1 Oct 1942
Libya
Libya
- Hans-Joachim Marseille was buried at the Heroes Cemetery in Derna, Libya. Albert Kesselring and Eduard Neumann each delivered an eulogy. ww2dbase [Hans-Joachim Marseille | Derna | CPC]
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