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Bruno Sutkus

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Lithuanian-German SS soldier, sniper and recipient of the Iron Cross (1924-2003)

GermanyLived 1924 to 2003 · aged 79
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Bruno Sutkus 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.

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1945Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
1944Iron Cross 2nd Class
1944Wound Badge (1939) in Black
1944Iron Cross 1st Class
1944Sniper’s Badge 3rd Step
1944Named Reference in the Wehrmacht Communiqué
1944Infantry Assault Badge in Silver

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Bruno Sutkus 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.

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Germany
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2003 · aged 79
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