The DEADLIEST German Sniper Of WW2 - Matthäus Hetzenauer

During the Second World War, the fighting was incredibly intense and savage with the war being fought on a number of different fronts. Some of the most brutal fighting to take place occured on the Eastern Front involving the Germans and the Soviet Red Army. Hitler invaded the Soviet Union after launching Operation Barbarossa, but eventually he was forced back after the infamous Battle of Stalingrad. However one German soldier to rise in infamy towards the latter stages of World War 2 was Matthäus Hetzenauer.

Matthäus Hetzenauer was an Austrian who was only around 20 when he was drafted into the German Army. He had a brilliant reputation as a hunter, and his father taught him how to hunt deer and other animals. Matthäus Hetzenauer was an incredibly gifted sniper, who today is remembered as being the deadliest German sniper. He has a kill count of over 300 soldiers, and was tasked with covering the retreat of the German Army. What is incredible is that Hetzenauer was only involved in the Second World War for around 10 months. That means that he averaged over a kill a day with his trusted Kar98k rifle.

Matthäus Hetzenauer was injured during the Second World War, and was eventually captured by the Soviet Red Army as they advanced towards Nazi Germany. He managed to survive the Soviet gulags, and 5 years after the war came to an end he returned home to Austria.

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