The book follows sepp allerberger, an austrian sniper, as he retreats with his unit, gjr 144 from the eastern front in wwii. Its a quick read at 180 pages that tells, in graphic detail, the travails of a german sniper on the eastern front. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. May 17, 2012 sniper on the eastern front is for me a difficult book to get my head around, its the view and accounts of a german sniper in russia. Click download or read online button to get sniper on the eastern front book now. Hetzenauer as a sniper on the eastern front or any other operational area of the war. Eastern front sniper is a long overdue and comprehensive biography of one of world war iis most accomplished snipers.
I chose this story from sepp alleberger book on his memoirs because it shows the strategic effectiveness of a sniper in a battle. His longest confirmed kill was reported at 1,100 meters 1,200 yards. Origin story by middle of wwii, german snipers were using kar98k boltaction rifles with either four or sixpower telescopic sights. Sniper on the eastern front download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Josef sepp allerberger december 1924 1 march was a german sniper in the ii battalion of the gebirgsjager regiment of the mountain division on the eastern front, and was credited with 257 kills. This is the nonfiction autobiography of josef sepp allerberger, the second highest scoring german sniper of wwii and winner of the knights cross. Eastern front sniper, the life of matthaus hetzenauer. Wounded at voroshilovsk, he experimented with a russian sniper rifle while convalescing. A superb tale of a soldier and sniper on the eastern front, excellent in depth accounts of each kill. Hetzenauer served in and the commanders in the unit. I have read lots of books about life on the eastern front from both sides perspectives and this book is the worst one.
The book starts towards the end of the war as the russians are pushing the germans back through ukraine and romania. Then it gets even more interesting as we journey with him from german surrender, to the lithuanian resistance against the soviets to his transport to siberia and the brutal conditions he was forced to survive. An austrian conscript, after qualifying as a machine gunner he was drafted to the southern sector of the russian front in july 1942. The life of matthaus hetzenauer greenhill sniper library. He was drafted into the mountain reserve battalian 140 at the age of 18 but discharged five month s later. Gebirgsdivision on the eastern front of world war ii from 19421945.
Read in detail the fear, death, and loneliness as a german sniper and the tactics, techniques, and procedures he learned in action. The memoirs of sepp allerberger, knights cross isbn 1844153177 was published, written. The author, now in her 90s, details her experiences in world war 2 as a sniper for the russian army. He was born in the vicinity of steiermark, austria, on 24 december 1924 although in his memoirs he states he. The additional of excerpts from his sniper book adds to the accuracy of his claims. It is a great read and covers just about everything you would want to know about allerberger, the weapons, techniques and employment of german snipers on the eastern front in wwii but does it in a manner and narrative that is never. Sniper on the eastern front is a supposed memoir of a german sniper named josef sepp allenberger serving with the 3. Eastern front sniper by martin pegler overdrive rakuten. The memoirs of sepp allerberger, knights cross isbn 1844153177 was published, written by albrecht wacker based on interviews with allerberger. Red sniper on the eastern front is ok, but not quit what i expected. Eastern front sniper is a long overdue and comprehensive biography of one of world war ii s most accomplished snipers. Red sniper on the eastern front by joseph pilyushin. The first being sutkus struggles on the eastern front.
Download sniper on the eastern front pdf search engine. I chose this story from sepp alleberger book on his memoirs because it shows the strategic effectiveness of a sniper. He served in the 3rd mountain division on the eastern front of world war ii, and was credited with 345 kills. May 19, 2017 eastern front sniper is a long overdue and comprehensive biography of one of world war ii s most accomplished snipers. Feb 03, 2020 this thread is for the general discussion of the item sniper on the eastern front. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Sniper on the eastern front pdf download full download. Hetzenauer was the most successful german sniper, equating with the best of the russian snipers and was responsible for at least 300 kills, being awarded the knights cross.
The memoirs of sepp allerberger, well documents these exploits for us. Feb 11, 2016 sniper on the eastern front by albrecht wacker, 9781781590041, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sniper on the eastern front is a well written account of albrecht wackers struggle to stay alive and fight through different battles on the eastern front. Pdf sniper on the eastern front download full pdf book. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers and cobelligerent finland against the soviet union ussr, poland and other allies, which encompassed central europe, eastern europe, northeast europe, and southeast europe from 22 june 1941 to 9 may 1945. Learn the basics of cross stitch in no time cross stitch, cross stitch course, cross stitch development, cross stitch books, cross stitch for beginners blood red. The book is gory, full of maimed bodies, rape, intestines, cannibalism and the overall horror of the deadliest war the world has seen. Albrecht wackers book, sniper on the eastern front. Feb 03, 2020 described as a rare firsthand account by a ruthlessly efficient german sniper this would seem to fill a relative gap on memoirs from the perspective of a german sniper serving on the easternfront. He was drafted into the mountain reserve battalian 140 at the age of 18 but discharged five months later.
He encounters many atrocities committed by the russians and feels revulsion towards their acts, for one thing they shouldnt have been there, if germany hadnt invaded russia the russians wouldnt have been at war and the horrors he encountered wouldnt have. Ar15 ak47 handgun precision rifles armory training competitive shooting general outdoors archery hometown industry. Sniper on the eastern front in 2020 memoirs, books. Absolutely the very best sniper book written from german side. The eastern front during world war ii was a great morass into which millions of men, both germans and russians, disappeared. However, this book fails in every possible manner and presented a challenge to finish reading its 192 pages. Sniper on the eastern front by albrecht wacker, 9781781590041, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
To put it simply, this book left a little to be desired after reading the. Mathaus hetzenauer, the son of a tyrolean peasant family. Math us hetzenauer, the son of a tyrolean peasant family, was born in december 1924\. Booktopia has sniper on the eastern front, the memoirs of sepp allerberger knights cross by wacker albrecht. Sniper on the eastern front albrecht wacker download free. Eastern front sniper this ebook list for those who looking for to read eastern front sniper, you can read or download in pdf, epub or mobi. He was drafted into the mountain reserve battalian 140 at. Josef sepp allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the german wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honoured with the award of the knights cross. Follow sepp allerberger as a on the eastern front trained sniper with the german wermacht. The memoirs of sepp allerberger, knights cross by albrecht wacker josef sepp allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the german wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honored with the award of the knights cross ritterkreuz des eisernen kreuzes. Sniper on the eastern front pdf download full download pdf book.
Mar 02, 2010 in 2005, a book titled sniper on the eastern front. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading eastern front sniper. He shows all of the guile and cunning that is required of a sniper if they want to remain alive to fight another day. He received a new draft notice in january 1943 for a post in the styrian. The book was noted for suggesting that the soviets had cannibalised their own comrades corpses, and graphic depictions of torture. Read download sniper on the eastern front pdf pdf download. Lessons from the eastern front german fallschirmjager is outfitted as a sniper armed with walther k43 sniper rifle circa 1944. His firsthand account of his wartime service gives a graphic insight into his lethal skill with a rifle and into the. Sniper on the eastern front is for me a difficult book to get my head around, its the view and accounts of a german sniper in russia. This is a real story of a real soldier that became a top sniper scharfschutzen and how it happened. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Never bragging, yet obviously very proud of her contributions, she bares her soul to the reader of her history. The second half of the book describes his life avoiding capture in his homeland of east prussia.
The life of matthaus hetzenauer greenhill sniper library kindle edition by pegler, martin, pegler, martin. Mathaus hetzenauer, the son of a tyrolean peasant family, was born in december 1924\. The memoirs of sepp allerberger, knights cross cross stitch. Albrecht wackers book sniper on the eastern front is the story of 19 yearold josef sepp allerberger, a wehrmacht machinegunner turned sniper who survived the german armys fighting retreat at the end of the.
Hetzenauer received the knights cross of the iron cross on 17 april 1945. The fateful siege, 19421943 by antony beevor, hitler moves east 19411943 by paul carell, battleground. Buy a discounted paperback of sniper on the eastern front online from australias leading online bookstore. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book is not for those who dont like reading about torture, death and the descriptions of same. When i began reading the book, i was apprehensive that the story was all made up because the sniper wrote his story using the psuedonym josef sepp allerberger. Com is the worlds largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiats of all types. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Eastern front sniper, the life of matthaus hetzenauer fire. The sniper was very important to germans and russians in the bitter fighting of the eastern front. Sniper on the eastern front the memoirs of sepp allereberg was written by albrecht wacker, who had interviewed the sniper and translated the original story into english. Sepp alleberger memoir sniper on the eastern front wwii. In 2005, a book titled sniper on the eastern front.
If you are an english reader, it is clear the book is translated as the grammar can be awkward and simple. Sniper on the eastern front by albrecht wacker 2016. Joseph pilyushin, a top red army sniper in the ruthless fight against the germans on the eastern front, was an exceptional soldier and he has a remarkable story to tell. First, as a biographical memoir of the eastern front during wwii, its a brutally honest portrayal of a 19 year old.
Mathus hetzenauer, the son of a tyrolean peasant family, was born in december 1924. Apr 30, 2017 eastern front sniper is a long overdue and comprehensive biography of one of world war iis most accomplished snipers. Mathaus hetzenauer, the son of a tyrolean peasant family, was born in december 1924. Described as a rare firsthand account by a ruthlessly efficient german sniper this would seem to fill a relative gap on memoirs from the perspective of a. Sniper on the eastern front download ebook pdf, epub. Exploits of german snipers on the eastern front yield fascinating insights into state of the art in military sniping during wwii. Dec 28, 2009 sepp alleberger memoir sniper on the eastern front wwii. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Red sniper on the eastern front in 2020 books to read. His firsthand account of his wartime service gives a graphic insight into his lethal skill with a rifle and into the desperate fight put up by soviet forces to defend leningrad. After reading sniper on the eastern front the memoirs of sepp allerberger, which was superbly written about a german sniper in world war ii, i had high hopes for this red sniper on the eastern front.
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