The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is boring. A hollywood film called enemy at the gates was made about vasily zaitsev, a soviet sniper who fought in the battle of stalingrad. The snipers were so good at what they did, that it served to hurt the morale of the german troops, and their supporters back home as well. In order to at least somehow bolster the morale of soldiers and lower the activity of soviet sniper the german command decided to send a head of the sniper school major erwin konig according to other sources heinz torwald, probably konig was a call sign. Battle for sevastopol capture battle for sevastopol is less impressive than its subject. Oct 18, 2005 sniper elite sets you in the midst of the end of world war ii. One other thing i found not to ring true is that the german residents of the east prussian town seem friendly and delighted with their russian occupiers. Luftwaffe ground forces, soldier equipped with the k98k with zielfernrohr zf41 soviet union, before stalingrad. Sniper elite sets you in the midst of the end of world war ii. The sniper weapon of retaliation world war ii russian. As an osstrained sniper you must disguise yourself as a german soldier and stop the russians from stealing nuclear secrets from berlin.
The battle for stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the battle of stalingrad in the winter of 1942 and 1943. Best fighting movies best sniper scenes best fight movie. The movie focuses primarily on this duel between a master german sniper and the best russian sniper. Tania was an american russian who travelled to belarus to get her grandparents out of russia but they had already been killed by germans. Jan 06, 2014 this epic contest between two supersnipers has been immortalized in numerous books and most famously in the 2001 movie enemy at the gates. Vasily zaytsev the legendary sniper of the stalingrad battle. The secondary weapon is a precision rifle of some kind equipped with a telescopic optic and it is this weapon that is mistakenly referred to as a sniper rifle. When annaud focuses on that, the movie works with rare concentration. In june 1941, 24year old pavlichenko was in her fourth year of studying history at the kiev university when germany began its invasion of the soviet union. Ww2 sniper film trailer combat scenes eastern altcensored. With the soviet snipers taking an increasing toll on the german forces. Dec 06, 2017 the former farmer from rautjarvi, finland, racked up 505 confirmed sniper kills for his country in its battle against the soviet union during the now largely forgotten winter war of 193940. The role of a soviet sniper is portrayed in the video game call of duty.
The breakout of the war shatters the world of a young student, lyudmila pavlichenko, forcing her to enlist in the army in 1941. The film is centered around the evolution of vassili from an ordinary infantry soldier into an adroit marksman and his. Lyudmila mykhailivna pavlichenko was a soviet sniper during world war ii, credited with 309 kills. A russianukrainian film about a legendary soviet sniper nicknamed lady death is aiming to be a hit in both nations despite the crisis that has turned the former allies against each other. On 22 june 1941, the german wehrmacht launched an offensive into russia with 9 divisions across an 1,800mile front. Dec 14, 2008 the one with the american is saving private ryan, but if youre looking for the one with a russian and a german, its enemy at the gates. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Sniper lyudmila pavlichenko killed 300 men and now theres. Greatest tank battles german ss in the battle of the bulge duration. Sniper lyudmila pavlichenko killed 300 men and now there. Also i see they are making a movie of perhaps the best sniper ever lived,simo hayha from finland,also nicknamed white death. The action in the movie revolves around the duel between zaitsev and a german sniper sent out. See more ideas about world war two, german army and wwii. The 3rd man from the right is 100%, most defiantly, carrying a russian mosin nagant sniper.
Unlike many militaries at the time, the soviet union made use of women as snipers. Who is the masked german sniper near the end of the movie. The introduction to this movie portrayed vassili as a. But there is something interesting that most people miss. This epic contest between two supersnipers has been immortalized in numerous books and most famously in the 2001 movie enemy at the gates. In his autobiography notes of a russian sniper, zaitsev himself describes how. At the beginning of enemy at the gates, a film that fictionalizes a sniper duel that historians regard as being highly dubious, jude lawwho.
Here is a photo of some german snipers dated 25th april, 1945. A russian and a german sniper play a game of catandmouse during the battle of. Movie about the war sniper 2 tungus russian action eng subs action movie film. The german russian writer wladimir kaminer played an extra as a soviet soldier in the film. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is. Sep 09, 2014 the greatest sniper duel in history is a myth. World war 2 movies day of 1944 russian sniper action movies 2017 with english subtitles.
The maiden turns out to be a naturalborn sniper, her impressive skill and prowess make her stand out among men and women alike. In comparison to the russians and the finns the germans were neophytes. Sniper 1931 internet movie firearms database guns in. Operation barbarossa was the largest military offensive in human history. The russian sniper in enemy at the gates made a stunning appearance by taking out nazi officers with complete precision and stealth. Best fighting movies best sniper scenes best fight. Shanina volunteered for the military after the death of her brother in 1941 and chose to be a marksman on the. Bruno sutkus was a lithuaniangerman sniper in the 68th infantry division of the german army, on the eastern front of world war ii, and was credited with 209 kills every kill was recorded in an individual snipers book and had to be confirmed by at least one observer and authenticated by the battalion commander.
The mosinnagant is a rifle designed in 1891 and was the primary russian service rifle of the day. To my knowledge as an expert on 20th century military history, the narrative is generally factually correct although the story about russian sniper zaitsev being hunted by a special german sniper is now considered by many historians to be apocryphal, a product of soviet propaganda. A russian and a german sniper play a game of catandmouse. Because the way it was presented looked like it should bear some sort of meaning. Sepp allerberg of salzburg fought at the eastern front from december 1942, to the end of the war, and with 257 certified hits is the secondbest german sniper. Females made great longrange shooters because of their flexibility, cunning, and patience. Aug 02, 2016 if you was to put me and this here sniper rifle anywhere up to and including one mile of adolf hitler with a clear line of sight, sir pack your bags, fellas, wars over. The 2015 film battle for sevastopol is the true story of how lyudmila pavlichenko, a female soviet sniper who killed more than 300 axis soldiers during world war ii, became a galpal of the first lady of the united states thats a topic so compelling in and of itself. The movie is carried forward by the fact that the german sniper inexplicably fails to take at least 23 clear shots at his russian opponent. Now, is it just a scene or did it bear any significant meaning.
Movie about the war sniper 2 tungus russian action eng. Only one i can think of is enemy at the gates,russian vs german snipers in ww2. With jude law, ed harris, joseph fiennes, rachel weisz. Beautiful women, pretty boys, movies, fashion and fandom with tag commentary by myself, lesbian. A russian and a german sniper play a game of catandmouse during the battle of stalingrad. Recently saw the movie fury and near the end of the movie when don wardaddy collier gets shot by the german sniper. German sniper in world war ii german soldier with his captured soviet mosin nagant pem sniper rifle. In his autobiography notes of a russian sniper, zaitsev.
Through this duel dead bodies are used as bait, abandoned warehouses are set up as traps, and a young boy is used as a double agent to relay false information to the german sniper for the russians. Vasily zaytsevs duel with a herman sniper erwin konig. May 10, 2015 a russian man creates a family, overcoming his alcoholism in process, but loses everyone he loves during the war, and goes through the pow concentration hell. As an osstrained sniper you must disguise yourself as a german soldier and stop the. The one with the american is saving private ryan, but if youre looking for the one with a russian and a german, its enemy at the gates. On the other was one major konig, the head of the german armys sniper school. German snipers and sharpshooters axis history forum. Heavy weapon to definitely below i aint got a shot. As a sniper, he had a great many confirmed kills of enemy officers that served to increase the morale of the russian troops, and the russian people. Below is the list of precision rifles used by both military and law enforcement trained snipers and marksmen. He was portrayed by ed harris in the 2001 film enemy at the gates. Straight shooter is a 1999 german movie about an exmember of the french foreign legion who makes the german government responsible for the death of his family and goes on a killing spree to stop the service of an nuclear plant.
See more ideas about red army, world war two and wwii. The screenplay was written by annaud and alain godard. The 2015 film battle for sevastopol is the true story of how lyudmila pavlichenko, a female soviet sniper who killed more than 300 axis soldiers during world war ii, became a galpal of the first lady of the united states. Best war movies hollywood adventure movies best adventure movies of all time. Enemy at the gates is a 2001 war film directed and cowritten by jeanjacques annaud and.
Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 5. Lennemi aux portes is a 2001 war film directed and cowritten by jeanjacques annaud and based on william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates. During that crisis around 40 militants from chechnya took theatre goers hostage in a siege that was ended when the russians flooded. To stop vassili, the germans dispatch their best sniper, major konig ed harris, to stalingrad. On the other was one major konig, the head of the german armys sniper school in berlin, whom the nazi high command had dispatched to. Lennemi aux portes is a 2001 war film written and directed by jeanjacques annaud and based on william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates.
At the end of 2016, the russian defense industry announced it was ready to begin mass production of a new sniper rifle. Ctg 1 sniper american vs spetsnaz russian facebook. Usually i find no glaring errors in any of these janson media documentaries. The 6 best hollywood sniper shots ever americas military. As far as movies go, saving private ryan is better, but theyre both noteworthy and have slightly twisted the stories theyre based on.
May 03, 2012 sniper russian spy short film hd duration. Enemy at the gates the society for military history. Enemy at the gates, vassili zaitsev, movie, german sniper. Smart, beautiful and deadly, 19yearold soviet sniper roza. She then became a sniper in the russian army joining the hares, a sniper group formed by the famous vatsily zaytsev who was also portrayed as a character in the same movie and played by jude law.
Apr 10, 2015 a russian ukrainian film about a legendary soviet sniper nicknamed lady death is aiming to be a hit in both nations despite the crisis that has turned the former allies against each other. Just one female sniper company of the 3rd attack army killed 3,012 german soldiers and officers on its way from the town of velikiye luki to berlin. In 1943, there were more than 2,000 female soviet snipers in the red army. German federal archives the mauser 98 sniper rifle was one of the first to use a longeye relief scope where the optic usually a 4x magnification but some models had a piddly 1. What are some good sniper movies nonus ones are welcome too. After the russian revolution the soldier returns home while his commander boris shlikhting fights against the soviet russia. Shanina in 1944, holding a 189 mosinnagant with the 3. During world war 1 a russian soldier pyotr sobolevsky serves in russian expeditionary force in france where he is chosen for his marksmanship and trained as a skilled sniper. I am afraid that the reality was the polar opposite. What are some good sniper movies nonus ones are welcome. Enemy at the gates a russian sniper and a german sniper play a.
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