Siegfried Georg Martin Marseille (10 October 1887 - 29 January 1944) was a German Army officer during World War I, and later left the armed forces to join the Berlin Police force. Marseille later rejoined the Army in 1933, and was promoted to General in 1935. Promoted again he attained the rank of Generalmajor on 1 July 1941. He served on the Eastern Front from the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. Siegfried Marseille was killed by partisans near Petrykaw on 29 January 1944. He was buried in the cemetery of Selasje.
He is also the father of Hans Joachim Marseille, a famous fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe..
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