Until November 1th, Vasily killed 32 Axis soldiers with the traditional Mosin-Nagan rifle. Between October 1942 and January 1943, Vasily killed about 242 enemy troops. However, the real number may be higher, and some people think it can even be as high as 4.
Life
Vasily was born in Yeleninskoye (also known as Aleninskoye) and grew up in the Ula Mountains. Vasily's surname "zaitsev" is similar to "Hare" in Russian. Before going to Stalingrad, he served as a shore crew member in the Soviet Navy. After he learned about the tragic Battle of Stalingrad from newspapers and magazines, he volunteered to join the most cruel battle in history. Chai Sefu was assigned to the 147th Rifle Registration of the 284th Rifle Division of the 62nd Army of the Soviet Union.
As Vasily became famous in the Battle of Stalingrad, the Russians set up a sniper school in Lazur chemical works in Stalingrad and he was personally responsible for the training. Because of the meaning of Zaitsev's surname, the students trained by the sniper school are nicknamed "Bunny" ("Zaichata"; Vassili is of course the "old rabbit"! ）。 In "Stalingrad" written by Antony Beevor (former officer of the 11th British Light Cavalry Squadron, now a historian), Beaver thinks that the school set up in Lazur Chemical Factory is the origin of the "Sniper Movement" of the 62nd Army and the Soviet Army. Training camps are held between the troops and the sniper rules are preached. The training principle is to stir-fry in a cauldron, and students and officers and men enthusiastically exchange sniper skills with each other.
According to one estimate, the old Chai Rabbit brought up the young Chai Rabbit with one hand, which caused heavy casualties to more than 3, Axis officers and men.
Vasily served until January, 1943, when his eyes were injured by mines. After that, he was taken care of by Professor Vladimir Filatov and his eyes were treated. Vassili finally returned to the battlefield and took part in the battle of Transnistria. At that time, he had already paid homage to the captain.
After the war, Vasily visited Berlin and met his comrades in the army. His fellow comrades presented him with a new sniper rifle with the inscription: "To the Soviet hero Vasily Zaytsev, who killed more than 3 fascists in Stalingrad." ("To the Hero of the Soviet Union Zaytsev Vasily, who buried in Stalingrad more than 3 fascists."； At present, this gun is kept in the Volgograd Museum. Vasily then ran a factory in Kiev and lived in Kiev until his death at the age of 76.
Behind him
On January 31st, 26, Vasily Zaitsev's body was reburied in Mamayev Kurgan with a grand military salute. Because Vassili's last wish was to bury his body under the Stalingrad Battle Monument, his coffin was buried next to the monument; Vasily's famous saying is written on the tablet: "We have no room for retreat." (In fact, the phrase comes from Khrushchev, who was the general political commissar of the Battle of Stalingrad, "Political Comissar". )
Legend
The rifle sight of Heinz Thorvald, a German soldier, is said to be the most precious trophy of Tschaisev. It is currently displayed in the Army Museum in Moscow, but the whole story has not been confirmed because all Soviet military reports have not mentioned it.
In his autobiography Notes of a Sniper, Vasily mentioned that the opponent he actually met in the Battle of Stalingrad should be Heinz Torvaldt, and Vasily learned about it based on the identification documents found on the dead bodies. This name was later used by a writer named "David L. Robbins" in the novel "War of the Rats" published in 1999. Robbins said that Torvaldt was a colonel of the SS, and he was also the chief instructor of the Wehrmacht Sniper School in Zossen, Germany.
Matth Hetzenauer? Us Hetzenauer), champion of the wehrmacht sniper. Historians have repeatedly questioned whether this seemingly imaginary master really exists, but there are several reasons to speculate that there has never been such a man in history:
There is no record to point out that the SS once participated in the Battle of Stalingrad.
The number of snipers in the SS itself is only a handful, and the SS does not regard sniper as an important assessment, so it is actually the rough work of the Wehrmacht to shoot the sniper.
No sniper will be in the position of Standartenführer. As a sniper, he is expected to help reverse the situation. It is impossible to take the lead in commanding the forward charge and hide and shoot the sniper.
Even at the end of the war, it was recorded that the first black-and-white impermanent German gentleman was just a 21-year-old "Gefreiter" named "Matth?us Hetzenauer? Us Hetzenauer), a ***345 people were killed under the index finger of his right hand, which was far less than Koenig's record of "killing more than 4 people".
The Battle of Stalingrad drew a turning point for the former Soviet Union to resist the German attack at that time. Under extremely difficult conditions, the political and propaganda workers of the former Soviet Union would have fabricated a bunch of lies to improve the morale of the troops in order to maintain the fighting spirit of a large army, especially in such an uncertain and optimistic situation.
postscript
Fyodor Okhlopkov, Soviet hero and Lenin medal winner. On September 13th, 1942, the Sixth Army of Germany and the 62nd Army of the former Soviet Union fought a battle of Stalin in Mamayev. The highland is only 12 meters high, but it overlooks the whole city, so the intensity of the battle for the highland can be imagined! ! However, according to the records, Mamayev's post was laid out by the Russian army, and the barbed wire was mixed with mines, which was impregnable. However, under the onslaught of the German army, it fell within one day.
In fact, the "Battle of Rats" itself was not named by David Robbins, and its allusion came from the German officers and men who laughed at themselves in the battle, saying that it was "wir haben einen Krieg der Ratten." Because the intensity of the fighting between the two armies was only separated by a wall, and even the breathing of the other side was clearly audible. German officers and men also said, "Even if the kitchen is occupied, there will still be a fight in the living room" (Wir Haben Einen Anderen Krieg, Zum des Lebenden Raum es Herunter Zunehmen, Sogar, Daswir Bereits die Kü che Besetzten.).
As far as World War II is concerned, the Soviet Union and Russia produced many famous snipers according to the proportion of their population, and many of them became famous for their huge killing figures. For example, michel Ilyich Surkov (4th Rifle Division), the champion of the Soviet Army's sniper ranking, took 72 men ahead of Vasily Kovakiang Kradze (Vasiliy Shalvovich Kvachantiradze, the second member of the 259th Infantry Regiment). 259th rifle registration) 534 people, and Ivan Sidorenko, the third member of the 1122nd Infantry Regiment, 5 people. Therefore, it was pointed out that Vassili's deeds were not unique, because there were 49 other Soviet snipers who ranked ahead of zaitsev.
The most special in the list of Soviet snipers is Fyodor Okhlopkov, who ranks eighth. This out-and-out Yakutia is like his ancestor who bows and shoots big sculptures (Yakutia and Mongolia were unified by Genghis Khan in the 13th century BC). If his achievements in the winter war are counted together, there are 541 people (there are also 429 people).
Although the achievements of Soviet snipers were brilliant, they were all reported in the political work propaganda war report to boost morale, which was originally suspected of exaggeration. More ironically, some snipers' killing confirmation is "based on theory".
At present, although the sniper's score is controversial, Seymour Heich's record is still credible, and Fyodor O 'Klopkov's record has never been controversial; As for Vasily, the master of this article, it is also genuine.