Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev shoots a German soldier in Stalingrad 1942 ww2 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev shoots a German soldier in Stalingrad 1942 ww2 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: "Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev shoots a German soldier in Stalingrad 1942 ww2"

Soviet sniper Viktor Medvedev - Hero of Stalingrad battle on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Soviet sniper Viktor Medvedev - Hero of Stalingrad battle on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: "Sniper Viktor Medvedev of the 3d Ukrainian front, awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal on 2-22-1944, In July 1940 he was drafted into the Red Army. He served on the ship 'Kalinin' Pacific Fleet. Later with fellow sailors he volunteered for infantry and served in the battle of Stalingrad,helped liberate Warsaw and went on to Berlin achieving 331 confirmed kills and training 78 snipers. Hero of the Soviet Union Vassili Zaitsev remembers about Medvedev'- Medvedev was a good man,he liked to crtique the more sluggish snipers. Recently he had discussed some of his experiances with a group of new trainess, He walked up to them and without saying a word,unrolled his tobacco pouch. It was made of red silk and decorated with embroidery. He showed it off as if to say ' just imagine the time and love my girl put into making this!' Two empty shell casings rolled out of the pouch. This is all I wanted to say to you he declared. Lets head into the field! I think we will come to understand each other better there. That was right Viktor a soldier learns the snipers art through practice,rather than through talking about it!'"

Vassili Zaitsev - Soviet sniper and hero of Stalingrad on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Vassili Zaitsev - Soviet sniper and hero of Stalingrad on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: "In a ruined flaming city on the Volga river at a turning point in Russia's history Zaitsev gave his people hope and inspired them,He said 'For us there is no land beyond the Volga!' That became the catch phrase of the battle with every soldier of the 62nd Army repeating it.
Marshall of the Soviet Union - Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Chuikov once said 'What soldier from the battle for Stalingrad does not know the name of Vassili Zaitsev?'"

Zaitsev's Litter! on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Zaitsev's Litter! on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: "As a joke Zaitsev named his sniper group 'Zaitsev's Litter' as his name Zaitsev mean's Hare(rabbit),And Viktor Medvedev named his group 'Medvedev's bear cub's' as his name Medvedev mean's bear.

Zaitsev in this photo is on the far right leading an ambush in Stalingrad"