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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, and he was with 345 confirmed kills the most successful German sniper. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthäus Hetzenauer has received more than 423,681 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Matthäus Hetzenauer is the 625th most popular military personnel (down from 442nd in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from Austria (down from 271st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 625 out of 2,058. Before him are Hubert Lyautey, Wolfgang Lüth, Takeichi Nishi, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Heinz Reinefarth, and Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach. After him are Heraclius the Elder, Viktor Pavičić, Antonio Tejero, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Lady Triệu, and Hans Hermann von Katte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 85. Before him are Milka Planinc, Haim Bar-Lev, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Sverre Fehn, Kenneth Waltz, and Kenneth Kaunda. After him are Ottmar Walter, Paul Desmond, Arthur Danto, Vasil Bykaŭ, Leonid Kogan, and Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Among people deceased in 2004, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 58. Before him are Elmer Bernstein, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, José López Portillo y Pacheco, Sacha Distel, Carlos Lacoste, and Nikolai Chernykh. After him are John Pople, Philip Abelson, Saizo Saito, Johnny Ramone, John Charles, and Roque Máspoli.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 351 out of 1,424. Before him are Toni Sailer (1935), Otto Gross (1877), Helene Weigel (1900), Joe Zawinul (1932), Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858), and René Spitz (1887). After him are Vicki Baum (1888), Theodor Körner (1873), Friedrich Gulda (1930), Archduchess Mathilda of Austria (1849), Johann Joseph Fux (1660), and Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (1249).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 19. Before him are Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Franz Böhme (1885), Karl Silberbauer (1911), and Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872). After him are Gordon Gollob (1912), Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1638), Eduard Roschmann (1908), Sylvester Stadler (1910), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), and Maximilian Grabner (1905).

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