German snipers and sharpshooters

[Jan-Hendrik]

From Tagesmeldung of AOK2/ 28.Febraur 1945:

215.I.D. erzielte im Monat Feber 77 Scharfschützenabschüsse
Gefr. Golla Gren.Rgt.380 (215.I.D.) 50.Abschuß

Jan-Hendrik

[kstdk]

Hello

The link to the film from what some of the pictures in this topic are from:

http://www.allworldwars.com/videos/Germ ... -1944.html

Note: the film lasts about 68 minutes.....

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[Bernd R]

Of note, here are three related threads over in the Heer&W-SS forum :
Snipers
Snipers and Himmler
Waffen-SS Snipers

and two men - new -
Gefreiter Werner , FJR 27 / 9. FJD - 129 kills (from 10 Oct 44 - 6 Apr 45)
Unterscharführer Peterhof , 32. SS-Frw.Gren.Div. "30. Januar" - 80 kills (until 13 Apr 45)

source : Tagesmeldung HGr. Weichsel -> AOK 9, from 16 April 1945 / courtesy of Jan-Hendrik

/ Bernd

[carius]

Very good!these two snipers were unknown for me!I will wait for more... thanks

[Bernd R]

Gefreiter Herbert Heinzler, Stab II./Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 8 / 3. Marine-Infanterie-Division
27 kills, confirmed , and 14 unconfirmed (during one afternoon)

source : Obkdo. H.Gru.Weichsel, Der Chef des Gen.-Stabes / Ia Nr. 6776/45 geh. (end april) / command area AOK 9
courtesy of Jan-Hendrik

Nearly for sure this has to be not a sniper from the Kriegsmarine (rank !(?)). Most likely he was a surviving member of the former 163. Inf.Div.
3. Marine-Infanterie-Division was formed on 1 Apr 1945 in Pommern by restructuring and refitting the battered 163. Infanterie-Division of the Heer (March 45 with 3. Pz.Armee ; area Stargard, after back from Finland and Norway) ; per the order [Verfügung] Wehrmacht-Führungsstab/Org.Nr. 1754/45 the remaining structure of this division was to be refilled with Marine personnel and to be switched under Kriegsmarine command per April 1st 45. Organisation was that of an ID 45.
Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 8 was the Kriegsmarine designation for the former Grenadier-Regiment 307. Commander of Marine-IR 8 was Major Fritz Sann, decorated with the KC for action with Infanterie-Regiment "Riedel" / Inf.Div. Pommernland (or Pommern) [on 14.04.1945]. He was posted to that KM command after that (Heer officer , "kommandiert").

Bernd

[carius]

Thank you,Bernd

[Bernd R]

From Ia - Tagesmeldung Armee-Abteilung Narwa , 9.5.1944 (original document)
- received via XXVI. Armeekorps -

single kills confirmed by witnesses ["durch Zeugen bestätigte Einzelabschüsse"]

Gefreiter Jakobik , 7./Gren.Rgt. 333 / 225. ID - 36 kills (7 Feb - 1 May 44)
Gefreiter Kryzaniak , 7./Gren.Rgt. 333 / 225. ID - 34 kills (7 Feb - 1 May 44)

/ courtesy of Jan-Hendrik
/ Bernd

[book lover]

Hi,just found this book is going to be published by pen and sword this year.
"sniper ace" by bruno sutkus

hxxp://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/?product_id=1969

[carius]

Sniper team with SVT rifles

[AlifRafikKhan]

Nice pictures, thanks for posting!

[carius]

Interesting camo

[carius]

What a camo!

George

[carius]

Polizei sniper training

George

[carius]

Snipers shots from ebay.de

George

[carius]

WWI sniper position

George