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Sniper Ace: From the Eastern Front to Siberia

Door Bruno Sutkus

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#321894-XA23
Titel
Sniper Ace: From the Eastern Front to Siberia
Auteur
Sutkus, Bruno
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Frontline Books
Jaar van uitgave
2009
ISBN10
1848325487
ISBN13
9781848325487
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting

Throughout World War II, German snipers were obliged to carry a 'Scharfshutzen Buch' which recorded every kill. Each success noted had to be verified by a witness and signed by a superior officer. The journal of Sutkus is one of only a few such books to have survived the war. It records more than 200 kills, placing him as one of the war's most successful snipers. A large part of his journal is reproduced for the first time here. As a Hitler Youth member his skill as a marksman was quickly noted and, in July 1943, aged 19, he was drafted into the Wehrmacht. A month later he was sent on a five month sniper's course in Wilna, after which he was posted to the Eastern Front. He was so successful that his superiors sent him to crucial positions. Despite his age, he was regarded as one of Germa... (Lees verder)ny's best snipers and in November 1944 he was awarded the Scharfshutzenabzeichen 3 Stufe - the highest award for a sniper. After being wounded in January 1945, Sutkus was given time to recuperate away from the Eastern Front. During this time he met a Red Cross nurse, to whom he gave all his journal. When the war finished, Sutkus was forced to join the Red Army. He deserted to join the Lithuanian resistance fighters. After being captured again he was tortured by the KGB and deported to Siberia to endure forced labour. It was not until the collapse of the Soviet Union that he was able return to Germany and find his journal, still in the hands of the same nurse.
Pagina's
179
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 9,00

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