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On Thurs. 12 Feb 1942 Eduard Neumann lifted the grounding order against.....

1942-02-12

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Eduard Neumann lifted the grounding order against Hans-Joachim Marseille, and Marseille was able to participate in a mission that led to the scoring of four kills northwest of Tobruk, Libya, consisted of 1 Hurricane and 3 P-40 fighters, bringing his score to 44 kills.

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