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Matthäus Hetzenauer (German pronunciation: [maˈtɛːʊs ˈhɛtsənaʊ̯ɐ], 23 December 1924 – 3 October 2004) was an Austrian sniper in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He served in the 3rd Gebirgsjäger Division on the Eastern Front of World War II, and was, with 345 confirmed kills, the most successful German sniper. In ...
"commercially available vehicle modified for military use" Mercedes AXOR. 18.290, 4×4 Germany: Military truck: 1700 [313] / 846 [314] In service since 2007. [313] Standard swap body (developed by the company Sonntag Fahrzeugbau) Mercedes Unimog 5000. 2t hümS gl Germany: Military truck: 650 "hümS" [315] "commercially available vehicle ...
The Sniper's Badge (German: Scharfschützenabzeichen) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to snipers. It was instituted on 20 August 1944. [1] Initially, only personnel serving in the German Army and the Waffen-SS were eligible. [1] Later, by order of the High Command, it was also made available to snipers of the other armed ...
An Austrian fighting in the German Army credited with over 200 kills on the Eastern Front between 1943 and 1945 during the Second World War. [citation needed] 200+ Nazi Germany: Arron Perry: 1972– 1999–2005 A Canadian Army sniper who briefly held the record for the longest-ever recorded and confirmed sniper kill in 2002. [6] 1+ Canada
Adopted as standard German infantry rifle in 1935. Over 14 million produced from 1934 until German surrender in 1945. Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle: Mauser-Werke various others 7.92x57mm Mauser: Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe Waffen-SS: Sniper version of the Karabiner 98k with Sniper Scope Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) C. G. Haenel 7.92×33mm Kurz ...
Pages in category "German military snipers" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Matthäus ...
The evolution of German military rifles is a history of common and diverse paths followed by the separate German states, until the mid-19th century when Prussia emerged as the dominant state within Germany and the nation was unified. This article discusses rifled shoulder arms developed in or for the military of the states that later became ...
The Heckler & Koch G3 (German: Gewehr 3) is a select-fire battle rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO developed in the 1950s by the German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch, in collaboration with the Spanish state-owned firearms manufacturer CETME. [2]