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{{Character infobox |name = Wolfgang Gottberg |image =[[File:German sniper saving private ryan.jpg|220px]] |rank = Private |affiliations = Wehrmacht Heer |birth = Approx, 1910 |death = June 9th, 1944 |weapon = Scoped Karabiner 98}} '''Wolfgang Gottberg''' (played by Leos Stransky) was a sniper who was stationed at [[Skirmish at Neuville|Neuville]] in the film, ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'', during {{w|World War II}}. His sniping post was in a tower looking down one of the streets. According to [[Private Daniel Jackson|Private Jackson]], his post was 450 yards away, maybe a shade less, from where they were at the end of the road which caused him to remark that the sniper had talent to shoot someone so accurately from that far away (although Jackson managed the same as well). He served as a minor antagonist on the film, ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. ==Sniper Fight in Neuville== A few days after {{w|D-day}}, he noticed some American soldiers trying to help some French citizens. He took aim and shot [[Private Adrian Caparzo|Private Carparzo]] through the chest after waiting for the [[Jacqueline|child]] to be removed from his grip. This caused the other Americans to take cover. Unbeknownst to him, Jackson snuck around and took aim behind some rubble as they couldn't help Caparzo without risk of being shot by the German sniper. [[T-4 Medic Irwin Wade|Medic Wade]] still tried to help him regardless but was pulled back by [[Staff Sergeant Hill|Sergeant Hill]] for his own safety. The German scanned the area in his scope to see where the other Americans had hidden. By the time his sight found Jackson, it was already too late. Jackson fired, shooting the German through his own scope and into his right eye, killing him instantly. Even though he died, Jackson took too long to kill him, leaving Caparzo stranded for too long and resulting in him dying of his chest wound. After Caparzo's death, [[John H. Miller|Miller]] felt his point that they can't take children with them proven as he said, ''"That's why we can't take children"''. ==Personality== ==Abilities== ==Equipment== *'''Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle''': {{DEFAULTSORT:Gottberg, Wolfgang}} ==Trivia== *His name was not mentioned within the film, being shown only in the credits after the film. [[Category:Sniper]] [[Category:Characters]] [[Category:Soldiers]] [[Category:Minor Characters]] [[Category:German Soldiers]] [[Category:Deceased characters]]
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