Erwin König

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Erwin König is reportedly a top German sniper who was killed by Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev during the Battle of Stalingrad (1942-43) on the Eastern Front. However, the only record of him comes from wartime Soviet propaganda and Zaitsev's own memoirs.

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