Finally on 24 September 1941, his practice came to fruition, with his first multiple victory sortie, claiming four Hurricanes of No. 1 Squadron, South African Air Force (SAAF). By mid December, he had reached 25 victories and was awarded the German Cross in Gold. His "Staffel" was rotated to Germany in November/December 1941 to convert to the Bf 109 F-4/trop, the variant that was described as the "Experten" (experts) "mount." These victories represented his 19–23rd victory. Marseille became known amongst his peers for accounting for multiple enemy aircraft in a sortie.