Название: Sniper Ace: From the Eastern Front to Siberia
Автор: David L Robbins
Издательство: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1848325487
Год: 2009
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 256
Размер: 19,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
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.