Vasily dipped into his collegedays insider knowledge as a hardcore gamer in order to create a believable world of the virtualreality mmo game. On 31 january 2006, vasily zaytsev was reburied with full military honors at the stalingrad memorial at mamayev kurgan in volgograd. He helped defend finland from the soviets during world war ii. All thats interesting something interesting to read every day. Starring jude law, joseph fiennes and ed harris, it depicts the deeds of the legendary sniper vasily zaytsev during the battle for stalingrad. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 193940 winter war, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. On january 31, 2006, vasily zaytsev was reburied on mamayev.
Sledges with the old breed, and as a memoir of courage. At the age of 20 simo joined the finnish army to serve his mandatory one year service. The stark black and white art is a perfect pairing for the story. During the battle for stalingrad, top soviet sniper vassili zaitsev had over 400 confirmed. Before entering combat, hayha was a farmer and hunter. Simo hayha was born in the town of rautajarvi, in present day finland in december 1905. Simo hayha the white death worlds deadliest sniper. All of his sniper kills would be achieved during the winter war of 1939 to 1940. Deadliest sniper simo hayha vs zaytsev learnodo newtonic. Vassili zaitsev and the battle of stalingrad zaitsev, vassili on. I got several hits and was soon able to find around seven or eight books that had pertinent information.
You put simo in stalingrad and vasily stomps and vice versa for open ground and simo. Between 10 november 1942 and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. He was a farmer, hunter, and skier prior to his military service. Despite doubts concerning some of the details of the fighting, and its initial appearance under communist auspices, as a literary work, notes of a sniper is comparable to e. Snipers have long been a terrifyingly evocative feature of warfare. Simo hayha is considered to be the greatest sniper of all time, reported to have taken 505 kills. The 5 most legendary snipers of all time americas military. Holocaust survivor and independent film pioneer, he produced several classics like barton fink, blood simple, millers crossing, requiem for a dream, and eraserhead. Vasily zaitsev was born into a family of peasants in the village of yelenovsk in the chelyabinsk region in the urals. While both snipers fought in extremely cold weather, that particular winter in finland was especially atrocious, even for the russians and simo only had a few hours of daylight to make his shots compared to vasily who had a full day worth of sunlight.
Vassili zaitsev and the battle of stalingrad 1st by vassili zaitsev isbn. Simo hayha and the soviet snipers sent to kill him. Vasily lost his eyesight from a mortar explosion in 1943 but was operated on successfully and was able to return to battle. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. On 21 december 1939, simo achieved his highest daily count of 25 kills. However, he had many kills that were from more than meters. Soviet sniper vasily zaytsev was said to have killed more than 200 germans during the battle of stalingrad, though his famous. Vasily kirillovich trediakovsky russian writer britannica. Simo hayha kasvot, ampuja on simo simuna hayha, joka. Simo hayha, who just might have been the best of the lot.
Photo of historys greatest sniper duels simo hayha vs. Simo hayha vs vasily zaytsev best sniper in the world learnodo. Captain vasily grigoryevich zaytsev march 23, 1915 december 15, 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii, notable particularly for his activities between november 10 and december 17, 1942 during the battle of stalingrad. Meet lyudmila pavlichenko, the deadliest female sniper in. Jan 22, 2015 snipers have long been a terrifyingly evocative feature of warfare.
Vasily zaitsev sniper 1915 1991 soviet world war ii sniper this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Highly trained marksmen who can shoot accurately from incredible distances with specialized training in highprecision rifles. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Vasily zaytsev grew up as a peasant in the ural mountains and lived the normal life for one brought up in such circumstances. Prior to 10 november 1942, he killed 32 axis soldiers with a standardissue rifle.
Vasily mahanenko is a fantasy author working in the new genre of litrpg the mmobased fantasy and sci fi. Kyles bestselling book, american sniper, was made into a movie directed by. Simo hayha vs vasily zaytsev best sniper in the world. He killed 225 soldiers and officers of the wehrmacht and other axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. In his diary, military chaplain antti rantama reported 259 confirmed sniper kills and an equal number of kills by machinesubmachine gun from the beginning of the war until 7 march 1940, one day after simo hayha was seriously wounded simo hayha was a finnish marksman of the. Simo hayha and vasily zaytsev are among the greatest snipers that ever lived. Mass attacks arent new, but they hardly occurred inside the city of stalingrad at that point in time when zaitsev was there, the 62nd army simply did not waste men like that, storm groups did the fighting in the offensive phases of the battle, while usually it was the germans who would advance and the soviets who would defend buildings and other emplacements, hardly did i see any buildings. Because of joseph stalins purges of military experts in the late 1930s, the red army was. Toivanen is loosely based on simo hayha, a real sniper who still holds the highest number of sniper kills in the record books. His coffin was carried next to a monument where his famous quote is written. Marine corps sniper who garnered a total of 93 confirmed kills during the years of the vietnam war.
All thats interesting something interesting to read. Reading vassili zaitsevs memoir of his nightmarish experiences as a sniper at stalingrad is both a frightening and fascinating experience. Before the 10th november, he had already killed 32 axis soldiers with the standard mosinnagant rifle. Or does your morbid mind simply enjoy reading about killing. The son of a poor priest, trediakovsky became the first russian not of the nobility to receive a humanistic education abroad, at the sorbonne in. Vasily zaitsev russiapedia military prominent russians. His grandfather taught him to hunt at a very early age as a child, vasily would spend days in the taiga together with his younger brother, tracking wolves, setting traps and sleeping in the snow. Who would have won a sniping duel between vasily grigoryevich. Brumac 2 min history lesson vasily zaytsev youtube. Aside from simo hayha, zaytsev is the most well known sniper in history and the battle of stalingrad was where he cut his teeth. Steve jobs vs bill gates tech rivalry of the highest order.
Meet lyudmila pavlichenko, the deadliest female sniper in history. The officer hasn t got the slightest idea that he only has seconds to live. As long as my primary sources arrive soon from the inter library loans, i believe that i will have more than enough information to complete my project. Vasily earned his reputation in an urban environment while simo earned his in what was basically the wilderness. Heck, he has the advantage of just being more used to cold. Vasily zaytsev bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Buy dragon in dreams vasily grigorevich zaytsev wwii action figure.
This article contains a translation of vasily zaytsev from en. Simo hayha, also known as the white death is widely regarded as the most skilled and successful sniper there ever was, with over 500 kills to his name. Pdf the white sniper simo hayha download full pdf book. Apr 02, 2018 when i picked off the two, i was accepted, she said, noting that the two men did not make it into her tally, as they were test shots. Nicknamed white death, simo hayha tallied 505 kills, far and away the highest. Carlos hathcock, chris kyle, john plaster, vasily zaytsev, simo hayha, and so forth. Zaytsev used a standard sniper rifle of the red army, which had a range of 900 meters. I originally wrote this as a reply to pratiks answer above, but since it got quite a bit more exhaustive than intended, ill post it as an answer too in addition to pratiks excellent analysis, i would like to add the following thoughts. When i picked off the two, i was accepted, she said, noting that the two men did not make it into her tally, as they were test shots. Hunting and shooting wolf and deer to survive, he went on to become one of the most famous soviet snipers during world war two and hero of the soviet union.
The 5 most legendary snipers of all time business insider. His way of the shaman series took russian literature by storm in 2012. Vasily kirillovich trediakovsky, russian literary theoretician and poet whose writings contributed to the classical foundations of russian literature. Having enjoyed watching the film,enemy at the gates,i was always keen to read about the man,vassili zaitsev himself. Apr 01, 2002 during the 193940 winter war between finland and the soviet union, hayha served as a sniper for the finnish army against the red army in the 6th company of jr 34 during the battle of kollaa in temperatures between. Top 10 facts about the battle of stalingrad listverse. He is particularly notable for his activities between 10 november and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad.
Dig into history, science, true crime, and beyond with all thats interesting where youll discover the most interesting things on the internet. Chuck mahwinney and vasily zaytsev were also superior to hathcock with all due respect to gunny last edited by. From his childhood in siberia,vassili tells us of how his grandfather taught him to shoot,and become just as deadly as the wild animals he hunted. Zaytsev s dying wish was to be buried at the monument to the defenders of stalingrad. A quick history lesson under 2 minutes on one of the most bad ass russian snipers who ever touched the trigger of a standardissue mosinnagant rifle. Vasily zaytsev simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
I say that vasily wins 710 in a town that could accommodate a pop of 40,000. He used a finnishproduced m2830 rifle, a variant of the mosinnagant rifle, and a suomi kp31 sub machine gun. But who had a greater impact in their war and was more deadly. Historys 6 greatest sniper duels americas military entertainment. Vasily zaitsev sniper 1915 1991 soviet world war ii sniper. This record, along with the copious amount of details he kept of his missions have turned him into a legendary figure among the marine corps. Maybe youd use them to serve a latte with the precision of simo. Apr 19, 2009 unfortunatly, many of the books that that search turned up had little to no information what so ever on snipers. Red army captain vasily zaytsev russian national archives. Between october 1942 and january 1943, zaytsev had made 242 verified. A photo of greatest sniper duels vassili zaytsev vs major erwin konig. Hayha was born in the municipality of rautjarvi near the presentday border of finland and russia, and started his military service in 1925. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
At the age of 20, he joined the finnish militia suojeluskunta and succeeded with his sniping skills in shooting sports in viipuri province. He wears white already and hunted in snow long enough to kill hundreds of people. Later in his book, rantamaa credited hayha with 542 sniper kills. Soviet sniper vasily zaytsev was said to have killed more than 200 germans during the.
Mar 01, 2020 vasily kirillovich trediakovsky, russian literary theoretician and poet whose writings contributed to the classical foundations of russian literature. Snipers such as vasily zaitsev boosted the soviet soldiers. Ivan sidorenko vasily zaytsev abukhadzhi idrisov semyon nomokonov lyudmila. Unfortunatly, these books cannot be renewed, and thus have to be read in a short period of time. Like most of histories greatest snipers, a simple farm boy, he was born in the ural mountains and honed his skills hunting deer and wolf with his grandfather. Chuck mahwinney and vasily zaytsev were also superior to hathcock with all due respect to gunny. Both are given their weapons of choice and start 2000 meters away from each other in a hilly forest, neither knows where the other is. Simo hayha simo hayha picture december 17, 1905 april 1, 2002, nicknamed white death simo hayha was born in the municipality of rautjarvi near the presentday border of finland and russia, and started his military service in 1925.
You watch a nazi officer come out of a bunker, acting all high and mighty, ordering his soldiers every which way, and putting on an air of authority. Top 10 snipers in historytop 10 snipers in historyconcealment is key to becoming a great sniper. This experience was to become his skill,in the battle for stalingrad,in ww2. Vassili zaitsev s account of the hell that was stalingrad is moving and. History march 01 20 john naughton sniper, hero of the soviet union vasily zaitsev left examining the task to beginners, stalingrad, 1942. They all come to realize how unimportant the people and sovereignty of the finnish nation is on the world political stage when no one comes to their aid. Greatest sniper duels in history wideners shooting, hunting. The ferocious battle of stalingrad saw individual soldiers, armies, leaders and ideologies locked together in a savage war of attrition.