After that, she joined vasily zaytsev s sniper school and became a sniper. A month later he was given a medal for his bravery. He returned to the front and finished the war at the battle of the seelow heights in germany, with the military rank of captain. Prior to 10 november 1942, he killed 32 axis soldiers with a standardissue rifle. I wanted to give it five stars but could in good conscience give it only three because the book has some annoying issues. Decree of the presidium of the supreme soviet of the ussr of september 14, 1957, 6 emphasised the devaluation of certain soviet high military orders used as long. Konig is mentioned both in zaytsevs memoirs notes of a sniper a major konings, potentially ss and william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates. Between 10 november 1942 and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad, he killed 225 enemy soldiers, including 11 snipers. In 1937, zaytsev was recruited into the red army, volunteered to be transferred to the front lines and waged a oneman war against the nazis and reportedly killed 250 enemy troops with his mosinnagant.
A featurelength film, enemy at the gates 2001, starring jude law as zaytsev, was based on part of william craigs book enemy at the gates. Vasily zaytsev interesting stories about famous people. Despite doubts concerning some of the details of the fighting, and its initial appearance under communist auspices, as a literary work, notes of a sniper is comparable to e. Vassili zaitsev s account of the hell that was stalingrad is moving and harrowing. Vassili zaitsev the famous stalingrad sniper,now a captain is congratulated by. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Tania was a part of a raid on a german headquarters. The battle for stalingrad 1973, which includes a snipers duel between zaytsev and a wehrmacht sniper school director, major erwin konig.
Born in yeleninskoye, russia, to a peasant family, zaytsev learned marksmanship from an. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is boring medium. All time top 10 deadliest snipers in world history cup of story. Zaytsev became a heroic figure during the war and later a hero of the soviet union, and he remains lauded for his skills as a sniper. Captain vasily grigoryevich zaytsev march 23, 1915 december 15, 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii, notable particularly for his activities. Vasily zaytsev the legendary sniper of the stalingrad battle. Soviet military doctrine used snipers for providing longdistance suppressive fire and for eliminating targets of opportunity, especially leaders, because during world war ii, soviet military leaders and combat theorists vassili zaitsev contributed greatly to soviet. During that battle between 10 november and 17 december 1942.
Captain vasily grigoryevich zaytsev march 23, 1915 december 15, 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii, notable particularly for his activities between november 10 and december 17, 1942 during the battle of stalingrad. Erwin konig is a name of an apocryphal wehrmacht sniper allegedly killed by the soviet sniper vasily zaytsev during the battle of stalingrad. Vasily zaitsev was born into a family of peasants in the village of yelenovsk in the chelyabinsk region in the urals. Vasily zaitsev pilot 1910 1961 soviet world war flying ace. Zaytsev could kill an enemy soldier from a distance of 800 meters, just with his simple 3line m1891 rifle. Americans are quite familiar with names like audie murphy and general george patton. Vasily zaitsev sniper 1915 1991 soviet world war ii sniper disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. For the commander, faith and trust are the two keys to a soldiers heart, to that. On one side was vasily zaitsev, the soviet armys deadliest sniper. This will be a collection of pvp clips of myself roaming chernaurus in the coveted ghillie suit. We removed his documents and handed them over to the divisional commander. She and the rest of the hares killed germans by picking off guards one by one. Born in yeleninskoye, russia, to a peasant family, zaytsev learned. Vasily zaytsev bio, facts, family life of russian sniper.
Vasily grigoryevich zaytsev was a soviet sniper during world war ii. Vasily grigoryevich zaytsev was a soviet lieutenant who became well known. March 23, 1915 december 15, 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii, notable particularly for his activities between november 10 and december 17, 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. May 17, 2018 vasily zaytsev grew up in the ural mountains, some of the roughest inhabited terrain there is. He killed 225 soldiers and officers of the wehrmacht and other axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. I love history and his unique view on the battle of stalingrad intrigued me.
This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If you want to learn about the battle of stalingrad, skip enemy at the gates and read stalingrad by antony beevor, then read this book. This book is less of a tactical handbook and more of a biography, touching briefly on his early life and moving on fairly quickly to his experiences at the battle of stalingrad. Many historians are familiar with names like michael. Vasily zaitsev sniper 1915 1991 soviet world war ii sniper. What type of sniper rifle did vasily zaytsev use and how much. Jun 18, 2014 vasily zaytsev was born on 23 march, 1915 into a family of peasants in the village of yelenovsk in soviet russia. Except from the medal, zaytsev was given a rifle with an optical sight. I originally wrote this as a reply to pratiks answer above, but since it got quite a bit more exhaustive than intended, ill post it as an answer too in addition to pratiks excellent analysis, i would like to add the following thoughts. Before the 10th november, he had already killed 32 axis. The shorter pu scope is much more common and this is the scope that was used on the rifle portrayed in enemy at the gates. Sledges with the old breed, and as a memoir of courage rem. Mar 31, 2016 vasily grigoryevich zaytsev was a soviet sniper and a hero of the soviet union during world war ii.
He spent the rest of the war teaching and sniping all the way to the seelow heights, part of berlins ring of steel, ending the war as a captain, but again in the hospital. Vasily zaytsev was a russian sniper who served during the world war ii. Vasily zaitsevs intelligence blow my mind throughout this book, he is a genius when it comes to tactics. The order of the red banner was also used as a long service award between 1944 and 1958 to mark twenty and thirty years of service in the military, state security, or police. Deadliest sniper simo hayha vs zaytsev learnodo newtonic. Since many consider the battle of stalingrad as the turning point of the war, then this makes vasily zaitsev one of the main players in that turning point. Lacking the luxury of going down to the deli to pick up meat, zaytsev became acquainted with the finer points of marksmanship from a young age, hunting deer and other animals for food. In his early years amidst the ural mountains vasily had picked up his skills as a marksman while hunting deer and wolves with his gradfather and younger brother. One of the most iconic sniper battles of all time the battle of stalingrad. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth the week. Captain vasily grigoryevich zaytsev 23 march 1915 15 december 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii he is particularly notable for his activities between 10 november and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. The group of snipers that zaytsev formed was called the hares. His life and military career have been the subject of several books and films.
Captain vasily grigorevich zaytsev was a soviet sniper during world war ii, notable particularly for his activities between november 10 and december 17, 1942 during the battle of stalingrad. His grandfather taught him to hunt at a very early age as a child, vasily would spend days in the taiga together with his younger brother, tracking wolves, setting traps and sleeping in the snow. Reading vassili zaitsev s memoir of his nightmarish experiences as a sniper at stalingrad is both a frightening and fascinating experience. Reading vassili zaitsevs memoir of his nightmarish experiences a. At 12 years old he could use fireguns and bow and arrows to hunt.
Snipers feat is so that he does his job again and again. The 5 most legendary snipers of all time americas military. This is the rifle vasily zaytsev used to wage a oneman war. Sep 01, 2005 a great book about the german russian war, point of view journalist vasily grossman. This is the first installment of my new series vasily the ghillie. May 16, 2019 between november 10 and december 17, 1942, during the battle of stalingrad, zaytsev killed 225 soldiers and officers of the wehrmacht and other axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. Starting with german invasion, the heroic battle of moscow, the bloody battle of stalingrad, the epic battle of kursk, the atrocities of treblinka and the ruins of berlin. He is considered a hero of the soviet union as he is believed to have killed 225 enemy soldiers during the battle of stalingrad. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The films main character is a fictionalized version of sniper vasily zaytsev, a hero of the soviet union during world war ii.
Vasily zaitsev russiapedia military prominent russians. Born in yeleninskoye, russia, to a peasant family, zaytsev learned marksmanship from an early age by shooting wild animals. Great read for any body looking for a sniper or a history book. He used a mosinnagant m189 with a turneddown bolt and pe scope per the photos of him with the rifle. Vasily zaytsev, the soviet sniper immortalized in enemy at. Vasily zaytsev was sent to moscow where he made a full recovery. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party the low gold orchestra mountain heart part 2 official music video. To succeed in this hard work one has to make a feat every day and every minute. Zaitsev wrote well, just as many russian authors before him, although his language is not as flowery and boisterous as earlier soviet writers were. This is a pro soviet union story of zaitsevs exploits in the great patriotic war.
Captain vasily grigoryevich zaytsev 23 march 1915 15 december 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii. He is particularly notable for his activities between 10 november and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. Vasily zaytsev simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The combat career of german panzer commander otto carius. Who would have won a sniping duel between vasily grigoryevich. Zaytsev managed to defeat about 240 enemy soldiers during the war.