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. The son of a poor priest, trediakovsky became the first russian not of the nobility to receive a humanistic education abroad, at the sorbonne in. How historically accurate was the movie enemy at the gates. Captain vasily grigoryevich zaytsev 23 march 1915 15 december 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii. Pdf stalingradthe fateful siege19421943 ariel raphaeli. This is the talk page of an article that redirects to the page. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Before the 10th november, he had already killed 32 axis. He is particularly notable for his activities between 10 november and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. Vasily zaytsev was born on 23 march, 1915 into a family of peasants in the village of yelenovsk in soviet russia. At 12 years old he could use fireguns and bow and arrows to hunt.
However, he had many kills that were from more than meters. Especially great read for anyone who has seen enemy at the gates and wishes to understand more of this great man. On january 31, 2006, vasily zaytsev was reburied on mamayev. Vasily zaytsev simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vasily zaytsev bio, facts, family life of russian sniper. 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. Vasily zaytsev bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Beevors description of the events of the battle remain with the reader long after the. Zaytsev used a select or improved mosinnagant m189 in 7. Read notes of a russian sniper pdf vassili zaitsev and the battle of stalingrad by vassili zaitsev frontline books as a sniper, ive killed. Were the russians that brutal toward their own troops. Vasily zaytsev grew up as a peasant in the ural mountains and lived the normal life for one brought up in such circumstances. He is considered a hero of the soviet union as he is believed to have killed 225 enemy soldiers during the battle of stalingrad. Media in category vasily zaytsev the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
After that, she joined vasily zaytsevs sniper school and became a sniper. Ukraine heiress dad on his knees begging for forgiveness after daughter killed five in horror smash. Vasily lost his eyesight from a mortar explosion in 1943 but was operated on successfully and was able to return to battle. Deadliest sniper simo hayha vs zaytsev learnodo newtonic. I would more likely agree with saying, he had a selected mosinnagant m189 in. I was listing to a history podcast and the host claimed that the story of the famous russian sniper vasily zaytsev was likely a fiction created by soviet propaganda. Vasily zaitsev russiapedia military prominent russians.
Bollywood is made into a big social thing in nations outside india as i note from the drift of you mail. Vasily zaitsev was born into a family of peasants in the village of yelenovsk in the chelyabinsk region in the urals. This file is licenced under the creative commons attribution 4. Shop team zaytsev, stalingrad ww2 tshirt created by luft45. Soviet sniper, vasily zaytsev, and enemy at the gates, what was truth, what was fiction, and what was propaganda. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. 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. He won 5 medals and titles, among them, the hero of the soviet union. Although craigs book is a nonfictional tale, the film fictionalizes much of the real vasily zaitsev s life and military career.
Hunting and shooting wolf and deer to survive, he went on to become one of the most famous soviet snipers during world war two and hero of the soviet union. Zaytsev used a standard sniper rifle of the red army, which had a range of 900 meters. He killed 225 soldiers and officers of the wehrmacht and other axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. Reading vassili zaitsevs memoir of his nightmarish experiences a. Between 10 november and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad, he killed 225 soldiers and officers of the wehrmacht and. Vasily zaytsev was a russian sniper who served during the world war ii.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. In the afternoon, he and two other snipers move into a new area where there had been some shooting earlier that day. Vasily kirillovich trediakovsky, russian literary theoretician and poet whose writings contributed to the classical foundations of russian literature. Soviet sniper during world war ii, notable particularly for his activities between november 10 and december 17, 1942 during the battle of stalingrad. An angry viewer once berated us for not highlighting the achievements of the canadian military.
Notes of a russian sniper vassili zaitsev pdf vassili zaitsev and. When the wwii began, he was 26 years old, and he was an excelent sniper. History march 01 20 john naughton sniper, hero of the soviet union vasily zaitsev left examining the task to beginners, stalingrad, 1942. Pdf download ebook notes of a russian sniper vassili zaitsev. The death of innocent civilians was just one of the factors that spurred the russian soldiers to fight so ferociously. Join facebook to connect with vasily zaytsev and others you may know. Soviet sniper, vasily zaytsev, and enemy at the gates. Between 10 november 1942 and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. On one of the maps, an injured sniper, viktor reznov who gives the player dimitri. Vasily zaitsev because this page is not frequently watched, present and future discussions and edit requests should take place at.
The real vasily zaytsev in stalingrad 1942 vasily zaytsevs rifle on display at the war museum in stalingrad also for those not familiar with this man he was the greatest russian sniper of ww2 and the movie emeny at the gates was based on his story. 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. Now, idk, and do not image he actually had a purpose built rifle. This article contains a translation of vasily zaytsev from en. The group of snipers that zaytsev formed was called the hares. Vasily zaytsev hero of the soviet union airsoft action. It stems from the word zayats, meaning hare and is related to the slovakpolish surname zajac and to the bulgarianmacedonian surname zaychev or zaytchev. Vassili zaitsev and the battle of stalingrad ebook read online download full. Prior to 10 november 1942, he killed 32 axis soldiers with a standardissue rifle. Vasily zaytsev was a soviet sniper and a hero who killed 242 nazi soldiers in the battle of stalingrad. 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. Newspapers and a kill count were based around the man who quickly turned from enlisted soldier, to. German forces surrounded the city in september 1941, but it was not until the summer of 1942 that an allout battle began. Born in yeleninskoye, russia, to a peasant family, zaytsev learned.
How much do we know about zaytsvs actions during the war and were they possibly exaggerated. Vasily zaytsev was a famous soviet sniper that earned 467 confirmed kills, this young man was only trying to help the soviets, but he was publicly displayed to raise morale to civilians and soldiers alike. Vasily zaitsev never states in a 1960s interview for russian television that he killed a german super sniper. Vasily zaitsev sniper 1915 1991 soviet world war ii sniper. Tania and her group went to stalingrad by traveling through the sewer system to reach the russian lines. Vasily zaitsef was the ussrs leading world war 2 sniper, credited with some 300 kills at the battle of stalingrad. Vasily kirillovich trediakovsky russian writer britannica. He brought home his first trophy at the age of twelve. This is the rifle vasily zaytsev used to wage a oneman. 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. Its for the viewer of their products films to draw the good bad from it as is done with any other product in the market. Vasily zaitsev 19151993, whose much publicized exploits at stalin.
Prior to 10 november, he killed 32 axis soldiers with the standardissue mosin. Jude law stars as vasily zaytsev, a sniper in the soviet army. Duel of the master snipers, by vasily zaitsev, page 1. 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. Reading vassili zaitsevs memoir of his nightmarish experiences as a sniper at stalingrad is both a frightening and fascinating experience. Sledges with the old breed, and as a memoir of courage. Zaytsev, vasily gregoryevich vaya, born 23051915 in yeleninskoye, grew up in the ural mountains, where he learned marksmanship by hunting deer and wolves with his grandfather and younger brother. Vasily zaytsev, possibly the most well known soviet sniper in the west. Another device was dreamed up by vasily ivanovich zaitsev, who soon. In his article, zaitsev describes his duel with major konings, chief of german snipers school in berlin, during that battle. The readers digest illustrated history of world war ii.
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