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MILITARY PERSONNEL

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 387,742 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Matthäus Hetzenauer is the 442nd most popular military personnel (up from 495th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Austria (up from 299th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 442 out of 1,468Before him are Leopold Joseph von Daun, Mikhail Kirponos, Stonewall Jackson, Petre Dumitrescu, Josef Harpe, and John Hanning Speke. After him are Osman Nuri Pasha, Yonatan Netanyahu, Karl von Bülow, John Hawkins, Levin August von Bennigsen, and Theodoros Kolokotronis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 55Before him are Madame Nhu, Lee Iacocca, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Georges Prêtre, Giovanni Sartori, and Bulat Okudzhava. After him are Eduardo Chillida, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Rosamunde Pilcher, Hermann Buhl, Roberts Blossom, and Roza Shanina. Among people deceased in 2004, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 37Before him are Sune Bergström, Godfrey Hounsfield, Gérard Debreu, John Vane, Thomas Klestil, and Robert Merle. After him are Julius Axelrod, Andriyan Nikolayev, Edward B. Lewis, Theo van Gogh, Arthur Hailey, and Norberto Bobbio.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 271 out of 1,237Before him are Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (1711), Paul Watzlawick (1921), Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878), Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611), and Felix Baumgartner (1969). After him are Udo Jürgens (1934), Kunigunde of Austria (1465), Albert VI, Archduke of Austria (1418), August Kubizek (1888), Otto, Duke of Austria (1301), and Brigitte Bierlein (1949).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Matthäus Hetzenauer ranks 15Before him are Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852), Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771), Walter Nowotny (1920), Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), Karl Silberbauer (1911), and Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705). After him are Gustav Wagner (1911), Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614), Franz Böhme (1885), Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), and Eduard Roschmann (1908).