German snipers and sharpshooters

[carius]

SS sniper

[carius]

Sniper

[carius]

Good size picture Hetzenauer

[Marcus]

carius,

Please remember to post the source of the photos.

/Marcus

[carius]

carius,

Please remember to post the source of the photos.

/Marcus

OK'!

[carius]

Fake sniper - bait
source: forosegundaguerra.com

[carius]

Sniper training
source:forosegundaguerra.com

[carius]

Sniper training
source:forosegundaguerra.com

[carius]

Wonderful picture!German sniper,Belorussia 1943
source:book "The sniper at war" from Mike Haskew

[carius]

Friedrich Pein (October 20, 1915–February 14, 1975) was a renowned German sniper during World War II, and one of three to have been awarded the Ritterkreuz (the other two being Josef Allerberger and Matthias Hetzenauer).
The son of a farmer, he enlisted in the Wehrmacht in October 1938. His first combat role came as a sniper in the 12th company Gebirgsjägerregiment 143 serving in the Soviet Union.
At the start of 1944, he was transferred to the 2nd Company Jagerregiment 227 where he served in Grubinger Group. He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class on December 1st, and eight days later was awarded the 1st Class.
On February 28, 1945, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross marking his 200th kill as a sniper, and that spring also saw him awarded the Close Combat Clasp.
Total 209 kills.
source : en.wikipedia.org

[Bernd R]

Hello carius,

take a look also please on page 1 of this thread where a preliminary "master list" was installed a time ago. This is intended to get confirmed data sets for as much as possible snipers by gathering all info and material available. Ideally going beyond wikipedia, though I don't reject this basically ; but it is not a source and in any case what's written there needs a re-check.
One major point of interest are the number of kills of course but also all other aspects (Bio, service, etc.). I'm much in delay to go on with this.
Pein and Allersberger (please notice also the KC situation with further explanation) have been listed for the start.

Best regards
Bernd

[jjmcgr]

The chief of staff of the XXXXIX Mountain Corps on 20 April 1945 was Oberstleutnant Franc Vogl [spelledt Voigt in one document]. He had replaced Oberst Ludwig Eimannsberger on 14 April 1945.

[Bernd R]

Thanks jjmcgr !
According to the description of the scene in "Im Auge des Jägers" a jovial man, conducting the ceremony without loud and wild speeches and no word about the "Endsieg" or future kills or something like that. He cared about the health of the both and asked for a wish they could have. Allerberger and Roth didn't know what to say.

Bernd

[jjmcgr]

Eimannsberger was probaby replaced because he got wounded. At the end of the war, only a couple of weeks later, he was listed as being in the officer holding pool (Fuehrer Reserve) which is where wounded officers usually went until they recooperated.

[jjmcgr]

Eimannsberger's stats:
Born 31.10.10 (34 in 1945)
Oberstleutnant 1.4.43
Dt Kreuz in Gold 23.4.44/ EK I 11.9.41/ EK II 25.5.40
He was a former Austrian Army artillery officer who attended the 1938 War Academy class. He was attached to the GS on 1.August 1939 and was assigned to OKW. On 23 Oct 39 he became the Ib (G4) of the 23. ID. He remained with this division for the 1940 campaign and was assigned to the GS on 20 Apr 40. In June 1940 he became the Ib for the 1st Mtn Div. In March 1942 he became the Ia (G3), XXXXIX Corps. in Feb 43, he was the Ic (G2) of Armeeabteilung Lanz. In June 1943, he became the Ia (G3) of the 3. Mtn Div. On 20 Dec 44 he became the acting chief of staff, XXXXIX Mtn Corps. The position was made permanent on 1 Feb 45. He was transferred to the Army officers pool on 5 Apr 45.

His replacement as XXXXIX Mtn Corps chief of staff was Oberstleutnant Werner Vogl. Vogl was born 15.8.09, making him 35 in 1945. He had the same date of rank as Eimannsberger, following him on the list by one space. He was a classmate of Eimannsberger at the War Academy, six spaces behind him. Upon mobilization he was kept at the disposal of OKW and attached to the GS in Jan 40 and assigned as Ic (G2), 33. ID in Feb 40. In Jul 40 he became the IB (G4), 6. Mtn Div and was assigned to the GS corps the same month. In Aug 42 he became the Qu (G4), Mountain Corps Norway. this corps was redesignated XIX Mountain Corps in Nov 43 and Vogl was made the corps Ia (G3) in Feb 43. In Oct 43 he became the Ia of the 6th Mtn Div. For a month in Feb-Mar 45 he was the acting commander of Grenadier Brigade 388. After two weeks in the officer pool, he replaced Eimannsberger as XXXXIX Mtn Corps chief of staff, a post he held until the end of the war.