Albrecht Wacker - Sniper on the Eastern Front The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger

A biography of the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honored with the Knights Cross award. An Austrian conscript who qualified as a Wehrmacht machine gunner, Josef "Sepp" Allerberger was drafted to the southern sector of the Russian Front in July 1942. Wounded at Voroshilovsk, he experimented with a Russian sniper-rifle while convalescing and so impressed his superiors with his proficiency that he was returned to the front as his regiment's only sniper specialist. This sometimes-harrowing account provides an excellent introduction to the commitment in fieldcraft, discipline and routine required of the sniper, a man apart. There was no place for chivalry on the Russian Front. Away from the film cameras, no prisoner survived long after surrendering. Russian snipers had used the illegal explosive bullet since 1941, and Hitler eventually authorized its issue in 1944. The result was a battlefield of horror. Allerberger was a cold-blooded killer, but few will find a place in their hearts for the soldiers of the Red Army against whom he fought. "It is a great read and covers just about everything you would want to know about Allerberger, the weapons, techniques and employment of German snipers on the Eastern Front in WWII but does it in a manner and narrative that is never boring and is guaranteed to hold your interest." — Argunners Magazine "A very unique story and experience worth telling of an Eastern Front Sniper." — Sniper Central This Book Is A Rare, First-hand Account By A Ruthlessly Efficient German Sniper Of Life And Death During The Bitter Conflict That Followed The Nazi Invasion Of Russia. Josef 'sepp' Allerberger Was An Austrian Conscript Who Qualified As A Wehrmacht Machine Gunner And Was Drafted To The Southern Sector Of The Front In July 1942 ... This Harrowing And Graphic Memoir Provides A Vivid Insight Into The Atrocious Conditions And Brutal Cruelty Of This Campaign. There Was, We Learn, No Place For Chivalry And Few Prisoners Survived Long After Capture. Allerberger Relates The Cunning, Discipline, And Fieldcraft That Not Only Saw Him Survive During The Near Constant Action, But Made Him Such A Ruthless Assassin--dust Jacket. Machine-gunner At The Ukraine Front, September 1943 -- A Sniper Emerges -- A Taste Of Trench Warfare At Nikopol -- More Horrors On The Road To Ingulez -- Desperate Defence At Bakalov : Killing Horses, Cossacks, Women Snipers, And Our Own -- Balmy Days On The Dniester -- Respite : Sniper Training At Judenburg, Summer 1944 -- Rumania, August 1944 : The Stab In The Back -- Into Hungary : The Soviet Liberators As I Came To Know Them -- Partisans At The Saw-mill : I Win The Knights Cross -- The Last Ditch : Flying Courts And The Long Trudge Home. Translated And Edited By Geoffrey Brooks. Translated From The German. Josef Sepp Allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honoured with the award of the Knights Cross.An Austrian conscript, after qualifying as a machine gunner he was drafted to the southern sector of the Russian Front in July 1942. Wounded at Voroshilovsk, he experimented with a Russian sniper-rifle while convalescing and so impressed his superiors with his proficiency that he was returned to the front on his regiments only sniper specialist.In this sometimes harrowing memoir, Allerberger provides an excellent introduction to the commitment in fieldcraft, discipline and routine required of the sniper, a man apart. There was no place for chivalry on the Russian Front. Away from the film cameras, no prisoner survived long after surrendering. Russian snipers had used the illegal explosive bullet since 1941, and Hitler eventually authorised its issue in 1944. The result was a battlefield of horror.Allerberger was a cold-blooded killer, but few will find a place in their hearts for the soldiers of the Red Army against whom he fought. [Elib] Josef "Sepp" Allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honoured with the award of the Knight's Cross. An Austrian conscript, after qualifying as a machine gunner he was drafted to the southern sector of the Russian Front in July 1942. Wounded at Voroshilovsk, he experimented with a Russian sniper-rifle while convalescing and so impressed his superiors with his proficiency that he was returned to the front on his regiment's only sniper specialist. In this sometimes harrowing memoir, Allerberger provides an excellent introduction to the commitment in fieldcraft, discipline and routine required of the sniper, a man apart. There was no place for chivalry on the Russian Front. Away from the film cameras, no prisoner survived long after surrendering. Russian snipers had used the illegal explosive bullet since 1941, and Hitler eventually authorised its issue in 1944. The result was a battlefield of horror. Allerberger was a cold-blooded killer, but few will find a place in their hearts for the soldiers of the Red Army against whom he fought "This book is a rare first-hand account by a ruthlessly efficient German sniper of life and death during the bitter conflict that followed the Nazi invasion of Russia. Josef 'Sepp' Allerberger was an Austrian conscript who qualified as a Wehrmacht machine-gunner and was drafted to the Southern sector of the Front in July 1942. After being wounded at Voroshilovsk, he experimented successfully with a captured Russian sniper-rifle while convalescing and returned to his unit as his regiment's only sniper specialist. In the grueling months that followed, as the German Army was forced to withdraw under almost constant pressure from the Russians, Allerberger became the second most successful German sniper and on of the very few private soldiers to be awarded the coveted Knights Cross"-- Provided by publisher Cover TitlePage Copyright Dedication Contents Map Introduction Chapter 01 Chapter 02 Chapter 03 Chapter 04 Chapter 05 Chapter 06 Chapter 07 Chapter 08 Chapter 09 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Index