Bruno Sutkus Military person

Bruno Sutkus (Lithuanian: Bronius Sutkus, 14 May 1924 – 29 August 2003) was a Lithuanian-German sniper in the 68th Infantry Division of the German Army, on the Eastern Front of World War II, and was credited with 209 kills. Every kill was recorded in an individual "sniper's book" and had to be confirmed by at least one observer and authenticated by the battalion commander. Facsimile copies of various diary pages are reproduced in Sutkus' memoir. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Sutkus held lectures for Lithuanian soldiers and presented his wartime records to Lithuanian officers.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 14, 1924
Birth place
Kaliningrad Oblast , Chkalovsk Microdistrict , East Prussia
Date of deathAugust 29, 2003

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award
Wound Badge
Iron Cross
Infantry Assault Badge
Sniper's Badge
military operations
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II
military unit
68th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
service start1943
service end1945

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