Russian sniper

wwiibuff · Post by **wwiibuff** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 6:36 am

I just saw a show about snipers on the History Channel last night. I have of course heard the stories about Vasiley Zaitsev and Maj. Koenig. What I am wondering is, was Zaitsev a legend created for propaganda or a real person? Is there any truth to the stories?

Freiritter · Post by **Freiritter** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 10:34 am

I could be mistaken, but, I think he was real. Not sure about Major Koenig, though.

Locke · Post by **Locke** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 11:43 am

Vasili Zeitsev was a real person. But there is no proof or data about the Major.
http://www.feldgrau.net/phpBB2/viewtopi ... 89&start=0

wwiibuff · Post by **wwiibuff** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:08 am

Thank you for the replies. How much of the Zaitsev legend is true? I think the numbers of Germans he killed was more propaganda than fact. What happened to him? I have never heard anything of his story after Stalingrad. Was he killed? Did Stalin use him as a propaganda tool? Thanks ahead of time.

Sergei · Post by **Sergei** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:56 pm

There are some disagreements in how many Germans he killed but he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. His original book has now been translated.. look here: http://www.notesofasniper.com

Sebastian Pye · Post by **Sebastian Pye** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:58 pm

seems to be an extremely hard thing to determine, at least under some circumstances

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