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Matthäus Hetzenauer

1924 - 2004

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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. With 345 confirmed kills, he was the most successful German sniper and one of the deadliest snipers in history. In Nazi Germany, confirmed kills were only valid in the presence of an officer, so Hetzenauer's estimated kills are many times higher. His longest confirmed kill was reported at 1,100 meters (1,200 yards). Hetzenauer received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 April 1945. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthäus Hetzenauer is the 482nd most popular military personnel (up from 625th in 2019), the 296th most popular biography from Austria (up from 351st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 482 out of 2,058. Before him are Ernst von Mansfeld, Josef Harpe, Gan Ning, Yamagata Aritomo, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, and Lazare Hoche. After him are Charles Leclerc, Hugh Thompson Jr., Herbert Gille, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Bronislav Kaminski, and Robert Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 66. Before him are John Backus, Giovanni Sartori, Guy Williams, Georges Prêtre, Karmapa, and Kenneth Kaunda. After him are Eva Marie Saint, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Roberts Blossom, André Franquin, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Antoni Ramallets. Among people deceased in 2004, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 46. Before him are John Pople, Thomas Klestil, Godfrey Hounsfield, Masanori Tokita, Takeshi Kamo, and Marvin Heemeyer. After him are Nicolai Ghiaurov, Saizo Saito, Andriyan Nikolayev, Otto Kumm, Theo van Gogh, and Norberto Bobbio.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 296 out of 1,424. Before him are Bertha Pappenheim (1859), Friedrich Adler (1879), William, Duke of Austria (1370), Max Steiner (1888), Otto Robert Frisch (1904), and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1762). After him are Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania (1574), István Széchenyi (1791), Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737), Paul Watzlawick (1921), and Friedrich von Wieser (1851).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 16. Before him are Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817), Gustav Wagner (1911), Walter Nowotny (1920), and Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818). After him are Franz Böhme (1885), Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614), Karl Silberbauer (1911), Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872), Eduard Roschmann (1908), and Gordon Gollob (1912).

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