Erwin König
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| Gender | Male |
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| Died | Volgograd |
| Russia | |
| Battles and wars | Battle of Stalingrad |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Rank | Major |
| Job | Sniper |
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| ID | 562185 |
Erwin König Life story
Erwin König is a name of an apocryphal Wehrmacht sniper allegedly killed by the Soviet sniper Vasily Zaytsev during the Battle of Stalingrad. König is mentioned both in Zaytsev's memoirs Notes of a Sniper and William Craig's 1973 non-fiction book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad.