Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev




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Captain Vassili Grigoryevich Zaitsev (March 23, 1915 December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II who between November 10 and December 17, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad killed 114 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. His military rank at the time was Junior Lieutenant. By the end of the war, Zaitsev had made 242 verified kills (some sources put the number at 400).


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Sniper Rifle Mosin 1891 30

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Edited by sasroodkapje (09/30/07 12:50 PM)