Vassili Zaitsev tells about famous sniper duel

Zaitsev almost made it to Berlin but was wounded at Seelow Heights in 1945,he quickly recovered and finished the war on the Dniestr. Stalin was interested in Zaitsev and ordered him to write a report,Stalin had this report published in section 1 of the Red Army field manual.
Zaitsev made a quoate- In Stalingrad the German officer corps was beheaded".
Bio"-Captain Vassili Grigorevich Zaitsev (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Зайцев) (March 23, 1915December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, notable particularly for his activities between October 1942 and and January 1943 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He killed 242 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers, but the real number may be much higher,some argue it might have been as many as 500. Prior to November 10, he had already killed 40 Axis soldiers with the standard-issue Mosin-Nagant rifle. His military rank at the time was Junior Lieutenant.
Zaitsev was born in Yeleninskoye and grew up in the Ural Mountains. His surname Zaitsev has the same root as the word "hare" (zayats) in Russian. Before going to Stalingrad, he served in the Russian Navy as a clerk but upon reading about the brutality of the fighting in Stalingrad, he volunteered for front-line duty. Zaitsev served in the 1047th Rifle Regiment of the 284th Rifle Division of the 62nd Army. He is notable for having participated in the Battle of Stalingrad. There, Zaitsev set up a snipers' training school in the Metiz factory; it was run by Zaytsev. The snipers Zaytsev trained were nicknamed zaichata, meaning "leverets" (baby hares). Antony Beevor wrote in Stalingrad that this was the start of the "sniper movement" in the 62nd Army. Conferences were arranged to spread the doctrine of "sniperism" and exchange ideas on technique and principles that were not limited to marksmanship skills. It is estimated that the snipers Zaytsev trained killed more than 3,000 enemy soldiers.
Zaitsev took part in the battle for Stalingrad until January 1943, when he suffered an injury to his eyes from a mortar attack. He was attended to by Professor Filatov, who is credited with restoring his sight. On February 22, 1943 Zaitsev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He then returned to the front and finished the war on the Dniestr River with the military rank of Captain. After the end of the war, Zaitsev visited Berlin, where he met friends who served with him. After the war, Zaitsev managed a factory in Kiev, and remained in that city until he died at the age of 76 after suffering from a disease.
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The telescopic sight from (Konig's) rifle, Zaytsev's most treasured trophy, is still exhibited in the Moscow armed forces museum today

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[BigMek456]

Why dont i find information about major könig (no first name?) or surkov? i think the soviets needed propaganda. the russians died like flies at the froint either.

[SashaVedernikov]

@BigMek456 I have video footage of Surkov + photos of his I.D. from the war

[BigMek456]

@SashaVedernikov if he really killed over 700 ppl, why isnt he famous like zaitsev?

[SashaVedernikov]

@BigMek456 Zaitsev was photogenic as his wife said,and zaitsev was the "stalingrad" hero.......

[SashaVedernikov]

@Niraet the translator is British actually lol

[nedisish]

what to say.... just THE HERO !

[PrivateJoker17]

@Radiohead420DJ Ummm, what?

[Radiohead420DJ]

@PrivateJoker17 Hello there. I'd just like to wish you a terrible life, but i see your life is already terrible, you poor thing. Try your best to stay alive, so you can hopefully see your loved ones die of cancer all around you. In fact, you will have to see them go through chemotherapy and suffering for long periods at a time.

[PrivateJoker17]

@FightWorldGovernment While that may be true, it doesn't mean it actually happened, there was no report from the front regarding this suppossed sniper duel, which is suspicious when you think that every single detail regarding snipers was reported directly to Chuikov. I think the sniper duel was most likely a lie invented for propoganda purposes.

[zambos1000]

@coldoffkont Cause "History is written by the victors" simple.

[FightWorldGovernment]

@PrivateJoker17 I've read Zaitsevs memoirs and there is Chuikovs foreward in it and Chuikov claims Zaitsev killed a major Koning who was the head of Berlins sniper school... At least Zaitsevs version is more believable than that Enemy at the gates BS.

[PrivateJoker17]

This has been proven to be absolute bullshit time and time again, this was not once reported to Vasily Chuikov when every single minute detail involving sniper activity in Stalingrad was reported to Chuikov because he became obsessed with it, I think if Vasilli Zaitsev (Chuikov's favourite sniper and friend) had actually killed the head of the Berlin sniper school a report would have been sent to Chuikov.

[PrivateJoker17]

@BigMek456 Major Konig is a fictional character, do some research.

[MrDip02]

@TheGratziani you got to fucking joking if you really believe that shit

[Takeo1813]

@BigMek456 because the german army lost the war and because the germans had a lot of snipers/e.g who killed douzens or hundreds of people during the war, some of them killed over 1000 in 1 battle (google "Monster of omaha beach", never wondered why Russia had soooo many casualitys after a battle, even when they won? Or why there is a 1 german killed 10 russians statistic? (included all germans who died in reason of hunger/winter e.g).

See =)