Three Soviet T-34 tanks edged forward, followed closely by Red Army Infantry. The lead tank clanked to a stop, while its turret rotated the main gun trying to intimidate any Germans watching. Suddenly, the lead tank's hatch opened and a head appeared with binoculars to scan the scene. In front of these three steel beasts is a young 19-year-old-Austrian born sniper with only his wits and his bolt-action rifle.
From 150 yards away, the young sniper focused the center of his scope on the Soviet tank commander's head, then squeezed the trigger. A red splat hit the hatch as the Soviet tanker sank into the bowels of his tank. The well-aimed bullet marked the beginning of another savage melee on the Eastern Front. Josef "Sepp" Allerberger was the 19-year-old-Austrian sniper who single handedly changed the course of the engagement that day. By war's end, Allerberger would go down as one of the most lethal sniper's of the German Wehrmacht.
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