13 December 1919 - Born in Berlin-Charlottensburg
7 November 1939 - Joined Luftwaffe
10 August 1940 - Assigned to I(Jagd)/Lehrgeschwader 2 as Oberfähnrich
24 August 1940 - Scored his first aerial victory over the Channel
September 1940 - Decorated with the Iron Cross Second Class after his second kill
Fall 1940 - Awarded the Iron Cross First Class following his fourth aerial victory
24 December 1940 - Tranferred to 4/JG27 after seven victories
21 February 1941 -Tranferred to I/JG27
21 April 1941 - Arrived in North Africa
23 April 1941 - Shot down a Hurricane, first victory in Africa
1 June 1941 - Promoted to Unterleutnant
1 December 1941 - Decorated with the German Cross in Gold (first pilot in Africa to receive this award)
21 February 1942 - 50th aerial victory
22 February 1942 - Decorated with the Knight's Cross and promoted to Leutnant
1 May 1942 - Promoted to Oberleutnant
6 June 1942 - Awarded the Oakleaves to the Knight's Cross (97th recipient of this decoration) after 75 aerial victories
8 June 1942 - Named Staffelkapitän of 3/JG27
17 June 1942 - Added 7 kills and reached 101 victories (11th to pass 100, but the first to score 100 only against the RAF)
18 June 1942 - Awarded the Swords to the Knight's Cross (12th recipient)
August 1942 - Decorated with the Golden Pilot's Cross with Diamonds
6 August 1942 - Awarded the Golden Medal, highest Italian decoration for bravery
1 September 1942 - Shot down 17 fighters in a single day, a record against the RAF
2 September 1942 - Received the Diamonds to the Oakleaves with Swords after 126 air victories (4th recipient of the most coveted award)
16 September 1942 - Promoted to Hauptmann (the youngest in the Luftwaffe)
26 September 1942 - Last seven kills, his score reached 158 victories
30 September 1942 - Marseille's death at 11.36 am, 7 Km south of Sidi Abd el Rahman.
His Bf 109G-2 suffered an engine fire and he attempted to bale out, but slammed the rudder of his aircraft and wasn't able to open the parachute
1 October 1942 - Burial in Heroes' Cemetery in Derna
VICTORIES
Total 158 (154 fighters + 4 bombers)
Westfront (Battle of Britain) 7
North Africa 151
382 Combat missions