How to Pronounce Vasily Zaitsev (sniper)
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Mar 23, 1915 Yeleninskoye, Russia Died on 15 Dec 1991 (aged 76)
Soviet sniper
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About Vasily Zaitsev Sniper
- Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (Russian: ????´??? ?????´?????? ??´????, IPA: [v?'s?il??j gr??'gor?j?v??t? 'zajts?f]; 23 March 1915 – 15 December 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II.
- Prior to 10 November 1942, he killed 32 Axis soldiers with a standard-issue rifle.
- Between 10 November 1942 and 17 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, he killed 225 enemy soldiers, including 11 snipers.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.
- His life and military career have been the subject of several books and films: his exploits, as detailed in William Craig's 1973 Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, would serve as the basis for the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates, with Jude Law portraying Zaytsev.
- He is also featured in David L.
- Robbins's 1991 historical novel War of the Rats.
