German snipers and sharpshooters
Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
Hello
Also see here:
http://www.axishistory.com/books/160-ge ... leinheiten
Quote:
"Scharfschützenlehrgänge
[Stand 1944 ; based on / per Richard D Law's "Backbone of the Wehrmacht Volume II - Sniper Variations of the German K98k Rifle" , the 2002 second ed., p. 139 / provided by ReinhardH]
Scharfschützen-Ausb.Kp. 101, WK I, Tr.ÜbPl. Stablack
103, WK III, Wanderen
104, IV, Zeithain
105, V, Böttingen bei Münsingen
106, VI, Sennelager
107, VII, Hohenfels
108, VIII, Lamsdorf
109, IX, Wildflecken/Röhn
110, X, Munster-Lager
111, XI, Bergen/Celle
112, XII, Heidelberg
113, XIII, Grafenwöhr/Ost
Leiter
00.00.1945 Hptm Kämmerle
Scharfschützen-Ausbildungs-Kompanie 118, WK XVIII, Seetaler-Alpe (near Judenburg/Austria)
[so-called "Scharfschützenschule", own barracks ; Scharfschützenlehrgänge Geb.Jäg]
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Schießlehrer
00.07.1943 - 00.08.1944 Stabsfeldwebel Bernhard Hosp
120, XX, Obergruppe
Ausb.Kp. WK XXI, Altwarp/Uckermark
Military Shooting School WK XVII, Bruck a d Leitha
Ausb.Kp. Mil.Bereich Dänemark, Oksböl
Ausb.Stab I, Ausb.Kp., Döberitz
Ausb.Kp. / 154. Feldausb.Div., Deutsch-Brod/Protektorat
1. und 2. Ausb.Kp. / 154. Res.Div.
Scharfschützenlehrgänge :
Sniper Inspectorate-Shooting School Döllersheim
Ersatz-Brigade (mot) "Großdeutschland", Cottbus
Ersatz-Brigade (mot) "Feldherrnhalle", Danzig-Langfuhr
233. Res.Pz.Div.
der Pz.Tr. III, Küstrin
der Pz.Tr. VI, Coesfeld
der Pz.Tr. IX, Erfurt
der Pz.Tr. XIII, Bamberg
der Pz.Tr. XVII, Wien
der Pz.Tr. XXI/II, Kalisch"
End of Qute.
Regards
Kurt
kstdk
Also see here:
http://www.axishistory.com/books/160-ge ... leinheiten
Quote:
"Scharfschützenlehrgänge
[Stand 1944 ; based on / per Richard D Law's "Backbone of the Wehrmacht Volume II - Sniper Variations of the German K98k Rifle" , the 2002 second ed., p. 139 / provided by ReinhardH]
Scharfschützen-Ausb.Kp. 101, WK I, Tr.ÜbPl. Stablack
103, WK III, Wanderen
104, IV, Zeithain
105, V, Böttingen bei Münsingen
106, VI, Sennelager
107, VII, Hohenfels
108, VIII, Lamsdorf
109, IX, Wildflecken/Röhn
110, X, Munster-Lager
111, XI, Bergen/Celle
112, XII, Heidelberg
113, XIII, Grafenwöhr/Ost
Leiter
00.00.1945 Hptm Kämmerle
Scharfschützen-Ausbildungs-Kompanie 118, WK XVIII, Seetaler-Alpe (near Judenburg/Austria)
[so-called "Scharfschützenschule", own barracks ; Scharfschützenlehrgänge Geb.Jäg]
??
Schießlehrer
00.07.1943 - 00.08.1944 Stabsfeldwebel Bernhard Hosp
120, XX, Obergruppe
Ausb.Kp. WK XXI, Altwarp/Uckermark
Military Shooting School WK XVII, Bruck a d Leitha
Ausb.Kp. Mil.Bereich Dänemark, Oksböl
Ausb.Stab I, Ausb.Kp., Döberitz
Ausb.Kp. / 154. Feldausb.Div., Deutsch-Brod/Protektorat
1. und 2. Ausb.Kp. / 154. Res.Div.
Scharfschützenlehrgänge :
Sniper Inspectorate-Shooting School Döllersheim
Ersatz-Brigade (mot) "Großdeutschland", Cottbus
Ersatz-Brigade (mot) "Feldherrnhalle", Danzig-Langfuhr
233. Res.Pz.Div.
der Pz.Tr. III, Küstrin
der Pz.Tr. VI, Coesfeld
der Pz.Tr. IX, Erfurt
der Pz.Tr. XIII, Bamberg
der Pz.Tr. XVII, Wien
der Pz.Tr. XXI/II, Kalisch"
End of Qute.
Regards
Kurt
kstdk
Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
Hi all, asked a question and was referred here, do any of you have any wartime photos of snipers with rifles that have been wrapped and camouflaged, or an idea what they could have done, I'm thinking of doing it with a trouser leg tied round with string.
Any help will be much appreciated
Tom.
Any help will be much appreciated
Tom.
Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
Did you check the photos in this thread starting at http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0#p1278500?
/Marcus
/Marcus
Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
Hi Marcus, yeah I did but I couldn't see any close ups of the guns with camo on
Cheers, Tom.
Cheers, Tom.
70 kill sniper - ID
I saw this on ebay apparently shot through the lip by a Russian sniper
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and another
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Very nice!
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Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
Tom,TomGun wrote:Hi all, asked a question and was referred here, do any of you have any wartime photos of snipers with rifles that have been wrapped and camouflaged, or an idea what they could have done, I'm thinking of doing it with a trouser leg tied round with string.
Any help will be much appreciated
Tom.
This is a WWII German training film about snipers. You will find it very helpful in your search
http://ihffilm.com/22379.html EDIT: It's also on Youtube
Hope this helps!
Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
Thanks Dwight this is perfect!
Tom.
Tom.
Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
Just stumbled upon two "new" (to me at least) snipers:
Ogfr. Willi Pfirmann of 2./Gren.Rgt. 689 (DKIG on 28th April 1944) for 178 confirmed kills.
Gfr. Georg Burdinski of 5./Gren.Rgt. 689 (DKIG on 28th April 1944) for 169 confirmed kills.
Source:
Nachrichten für die Infanterie Nr. 1/44
Ogfr. Willi Pfirmann of 2./Gren.Rgt. 689 (DKIG on 28th April 1944) for 178 confirmed kills.
Gfr. Georg Burdinski of 5./Gren.Rgt. 689 (DKIG on 28th April 1944) for 169 confirmed kills.
Source:
Nachrichten für die Infanterie Nr. 1/44
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Gentlemen,
There had to be way over 100 German snipers to score over 100 confirmed kills over enemy soldiers! That's the very first time that I ever heard of Willi Pfirmann and his big amount of kills.
Sincerely,
Edward L. Hsiao
There had to be way over 100 German snipers to score over 100 confirmed kills over enemy soldiers! That's the very first time that I ever heard of Willi Pfirmann and his big amount of kills.
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Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
The journal is avaiable on NARA T78R772NagaSadow wrote:Just stumbled upon two "new" (to me at least) snipers:
Ogfr. Willi Pfirmann of 2./Gren.Rgt. 689 (DKIG on 28th April 1944) for 178 confirmed kills.
Gfr. Georg Burdinski of 5./Gren.Rgt. 689 (DKIG on 28th April 1944) for 169 confirmed kills.
Source:
Nachrichten für die Infanterie Nr. 1/44
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Re: German snipers and sharpshooters
Hello,
here's a newspaper report about an Unteroffizier Georg Kleber who received the Golden Sniper Patch personally from Heinrich Himmler. From September 1943 to early January 1945 he'd scored 111 hits. Since counting for the sniper patch started only on September 1st, 1944 the other kills were obviously achieved before that date.
Source: Vorarlberger Tagblatt of Feb. 10th, 1945; 26. Jahrgang; Folge 35; p.3
http://www.anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/a ... =3&zoom=33
The notice also mentions Kleber received the Honour Roll Clasp but that appears to be a misunderstanding. The Honour Roll Clasp didn't depend on being mentioned in the Wehrmachtsbericht.
It's possible Georg Kleber is identical to this man from Andelsbuch (Vorarlberg): http://www.trauerhilfe.at/todesanzeigen ... ner/49126/
Best regards
Torsten
here's a newspaper report about an Unteroffizier Georg Kleber who received the Golden Sniper Patch personally from Heinrich Himmler. From September 1943 to early January 1945 he'd scored 111 hits. Since counting for the sniper patch started only on September 1st, 1944 the other kills were obviously achieved before that date.
Source: Vorarlberger Tagblatt of Feb. 10th, 1945; 26. Jahrgang; Folge 35; p.3
http://www.anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/a ... =3&zoom=33
The notice also mentions Kleber received the Honour Roll Clasp but that appears to be a misunderstanding. The Honour Roll Clasp didn't depend on being mentioned in the Wehrmachtsbericht.
It's possible Georg Kleber is identical to this man from Andelsbuch (Vorarlberg): http://www.trauerhilfe.at/todesanzeigen ... ner/49126/
Best regards
Torsten