We know that lyudmila, like mariya oktyabrskaya, got the vaunted hero of soviet union award, the highest honor awarded in the soviet military. Movie about the war sniper 2 tungus russian action eng subs action movie film. Lessons from the eastern front german fallschirmjager is outfitted as a sniper armed with walther k43 sniper rifle circa 1944. The commander of the 62nd army vasily chuikov and a military council member kuzma gurov scrutinizing a rifle of a legendary sniper vasily zaytsev. Aliya moldagulova, sniper of the army, hero of the soviet union. Young women of the soviet unions wwii sniper corps 9781681442853. Vasily grigoryevich zaytsev was a soviet sniper during world war ii. Here are the stories of six of the deadliest soviet snipers of world war ii. In 1932 the red army pulled mosinnagants from assembly lines to modify them as sniper rifles. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is boring. If they were lucky they were passed up the chain of command for interrogation, and if they survived that they were treated the same as other soviet pows, i. In 2016, moon published a book about his fathers service in world war ii titled, lucky mullins, available on. Snipers training at the same sniper school as the photographs above, somewhere in a french village, 27 july 1944.
British historian frank ellis, in his 20 book the stalingrad cauldron. The devastation and worldwide drama wrought by world war ii and the events of this time period is a neverending source of fascination to military, political, and. Nov 30, 2017 world war 2 movies day of 1944 russian sniper action movies 2017 with english subtitles. For the russian sniper book id go with war of the rats. Make offer fine ww2 wwll russian svt40 svt40 sniper scope mount pu. Young women of the soviet unions wwii sniper corps. Nadezhda kolesnikov was a sniper volunteer serving on the volkhovsky eastern front in 1943. Vasily zaitsev takes us through some of his experiences as a russian sniper in one of the. Other original ww2 russian collectibles for sale ebay. Eleanor roosevelt and the soviet sniper pavlichenko was a soviet sniper credited with 309 killsand an advocate for womens rights. Repro german k98k sniper for saletrade forgotten weapons. Ww1 period issued shovel with a fat layer of preservative ointment, from an old rkka stock.
Get the best deals on other original ww2 russian collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at. Zaytsevs sniper rifle is kept in one of the museums in volgograd. War of the rats is a world war ii fiction novel written by david l. If you only ever read one account of a sniper, if you only ever read one memoir of world war 2, if you only ever read about one story from soviet russia then make it this book. Notes of a russian sniper paperback pen and sword books. A memoir on the eastern front in world war ii greenhill sniper library by yevgeni nikolaev, martin pegler, et al. Original us military firestone m1 helmet liner with sweatband.
I need a good sniper book to read gunboards dot com. The memoirs of stalins sniper greenhill sniper libraryhardcover roza shanina russian sniperpaperback. The sniper rifles then were all regular service rifles with a scope. The story focuses in on the lives of two expert snipers, a russian and a german, each with the goal of killing the other. As a result, the mosinnagant remained the weapon of choice for most soviet sharpshooters. Lady death wwii sniper film aims for russia and ukraine. Unlike many militaries at the time, the soviet union made use of women as snipers. Notes of a russian sniper by vassili zaitsev is a very fair book. Lyudmila was nicknamed lady death due to her incredible ability with a sniper rifle. The main weapon of the soviet snipers was the mosinnagant rifle. His life and military career have been the subject of several books and films. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended. In enemy at the gates, the future of the greatest battle of world war ii, would be decided between a young russian sniper and an aristocratic sharpshooter from germany sent to kill him jude law and ed harris sit for hours waiting for the right moment it was a duel set in the siege of stalingrad stalingrad was one of the biggest and bloodiest. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily.
Vasily zaitsev sniper 1915 1991 soviet world war ii sniper. World war 2 movies day of 1944 russian sniper action movies. Authentic protective canvas cover, mosin nagant, sniper scope pu 9. A new version of the noted wwii russian sniper, featuring a new hyperrealistic headsculpt, s oviet telogreika jacket, soviet plashpalatka mosinnagant m189 sniper rifle with weathering burlap wrap, soviet trench periscope with weathering pouch, and lots more accessories. May 09, 2007 the winter war was war of og honor for the finns, because they save the independence from soviet occuppation. 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. Nina lobkovskaya, decorated world war ii veteran, in 1944. Came to this book after watching the battle of sevastapol which was a pretty good b movie about the life of lyuda pavlichenko. Soviet russian ww2 militaria collectibles uniforms, headgear.
Females made great longrange shooters because of their flexibility, cunning, and patience. Both moving and harrowing, this book will appeal to any reader interested in the second world war. Captain vasily grigoryevich zaytsev 23 march 1915 15 december 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii. She was injured pretty severely from the mortar blasts, yes, but the decision to extricate her from battle was made at sevastopol, not months thereafter. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The mosinnagant rifle modified for longdistance work was the red armys primary sniper weapon. Top sniper in russias battle against the nazi invaders in stalingrad ww ii. Stallengrad would be a nice theater of war to read. Russian sniper 1938 pe pem scope mosin w german ww2 k98 mauser claw mounts. She is credited with 309 kills during the war and is regarded as the most successful female sniper in military history. Lady death was a soviet female sniper during wwii, and as such, recorded a record 309 kills, before she was removed from the front and sent on a speaking tour of the us and europe during the latter half of the war, before going back to school, and finishing her life as a historian. Sniper k98 for sale military collectibles for sale.
He is particularly notable for his activities between 10 november and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. American sniper rifle, collecting the american sniper rifle, world war 2, wwii. Despite being subjected to artillery bombardment, these germans maintained accurate fire at a range of 600 yards before withdrawing in good order. Now this rifle is kept in a stalingrad battle museum and everyone can see it. Between 10 november 1942 and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. Snipers soviet union world war ii ww2 revolution october army language military ivan petrovich antonov, is credited with 359 kills including 20 snipers. By 1942, as the german army renewed its offensive into the russian heartland, the ussr was producing 53,000 pu sniper rifles annually, according to. There have been many great snipers in history and who can take the title of the greatest is a topic of debate. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written each year, seemingly dozens of new titles emerge to offer fresh perspectives and uncover. Lyudmila pavlichenko was a sniper for the soviet army during world war 2. They raped every german female from eight to 80 this article is more than 17 years old antony beevor, author of the acclaimed new book about the fall of. White death, nicknamed for his supposed invisibility. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. He entered the navy in 1940 at 20 years of age, and in 1941 he was part of the baltic fleet defence of tallin.
Ww1 entrenching tool 1915 year dated, used by red army till the end of ww2. Lyudmila pavlichenkos early life lyudmila pavlichenko. They raped every german female from eight to 80 books. German fallschirmjageris outfitted as a sniper armed with walther k43 sniper rifle circa 1944. Entering russian service in 1892, it remained the standard long arm of the russian infantry through the russojapanese war, world war i and, in its improved 1930 soviet version, world war ii. His exploits, including a famous duel with a nazi sniper, remain the stuff of legend. The rifle is a minor thing, a good sniper will be good with any decent rifle and all the wwii rifles were decent. Young women of the soviet unions wwii sniper corpshardcover the unwomanly face of war. His account is absorbing to anyone interested in world war ii. Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days.
Get the best deals on mosin nagant sniper in other original ww2 russian collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at. Sniper on the eastern front is the heartrending biographical memoir of josef sepp allerberger, an austrian farmboy who served as a marksman a word preferred over sniper by wermacht soldiers in the german wermacht alpine division on the eastern front. More than 100,000 of them will engage in the regular army or join the partisans. However, if you are going purely on skill level, accuracy, and the overall kill record, there is no sniper in history as deadly as the man who was nicknamed the white death. The soviet and german armies in world war ii used hordes of snipersfar more than. Mosin nagant rear bolt peep sight rifle parts restore russian wwii era pacific. Pavlichenko was the topscoring woman sniper of all time, with 309 confirmed kills, of which 36 were enemy snipers. Russian ww2 pe sniper rifle scope ukrainian manufactured. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. This is a post war reproduction of ukrainian origin ukrainian reproduction parts have a reputation for being of far superiori quality to the more readily availbale chinese manufactured parts. Thanks to the authors academic background and journalistic knowledge after the war this is far more than a sniper s memoirs.
The main weapon of the world war two soviet sniper was the mosinnagant rifle. On 22 june 1941, the german wehrmachtlaunched an offensive into russia with 9 divisions across an 1,800mile front. He killed 225 soldiers and officers of the wehrmacht and other axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. Its an enlightening memoir and chronicle of how a young german soldier became a one of the most highly decorated wehrmacht snipers fighting the russians and all the ordeals he and his comrades went through. For sale 1 x russian pe rifle scop eas used on the russian and finnish nagant sniper rifles. It also had a muzzle flash which could give away a sniper s location. It involved a major battle for the city of stalingrad modernday volgograd between stalins soviet union and hitlers nazi germany. As far as i can remember it was during an russian winter. Lyudmila pavlichenko, historys deadliest female sniper, is considered to be a soviet propaganda myth by some, including some people in russia. The sniper anthology snipers of the second world war.
He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 193940 winter war, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. The sniper by james riordan takes place in stalingrad during world war ii and is the true story of a female sniper in the battle of stalingrad. When germany invaded the soviet union in june 1941, hundreds of thousands of soviet women sprang. Broken up into short articles about each decorated female sniper as well as some brief historical primers on the protracted battles of sevastapol, lenningrad, and arkhangelsk. I am looking for a good ww2 red army book to read with good detail of the snipers life in the russian army. Additionally, she was one of only 500 snipers to survive the other 1500 all died. For six months in 1919, after the end of the war to end all wars, the big threepresident woodrow wilson, british prime minister david lloyd george, and french premier georges clemenceaumet in paris to shape a lasting peace. Sniper on the eastern front confirms all the horror stories that one has read and heard about the war on the russian front in world war ii. She was born in ukraine, and lived from july 12, 1916 to october 10, 1974. In 1942 this shovel got official name lopata ptl, which means in russian shovel for infantry with square tray.
That is an original wwii russian pem sniper riflescope. Original, authentic russian mosin nagant rifle, not put together fake like some of the later imports. In his autobiography notes of a russian sniper, zaitsev himself describes how he carefully studied the battlefield until he deduced that konig was hidden under. You can try sniper on the easter front by albrecht wacker about sepp alleberger, a crack german sniper on ww2 credited with 257 kills and possibly responsible for 5x more. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is boring medium. The commitment of soviet women in world war ii, by their number and their role is an unprecedented event in the history of the world. Really want to sit back in get lost in a russian only sniper book. The battle of stalingrad from august 1942 to february 1943 was the largest battle of world war two, and one of the largest in all history. Kovshova, a spotter and sniper team killed in action together near novgorod on august 14, 1943. Chris is currently working on his third book,the history of the 82nd signal battalion in wwi and wwii. Movie about the war sniper 2 tungus russian action. The sniper infantry component of world war 2 could prove one of the singlemost destructive elements on the battlefield in any given engagement. Exploits of german snipers on the eastern front yield fascinating insights into state of the art in military sniping during wwii. Since its introduction in 1891, many variations on this bolt action rifle had been produced.
Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. More typical was the experience of privates mariya s. Women in history world history women in combat soviet army military women ww2 women female soldier red army history photos a british sniper of the 6th airborne division on patrol in the ardennes during the battle of the bulge 14 january 1945. For collectors or devotees of world war ii military history, this is a great book to have on your reference shelf. I found this book an insightful account of the mind of s sniper and the battle for. A british sniper takes aim through the telescopic sights of his rifle on the range at a sniper training school in france, 27 july 1944. Ww2 russian mosin nagant sniper rifle izhevsk 1943 in excellent condition. Yes, we are talking about none other than simo hayha. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is. Allied snipers in 15 extraordinary photographs during wwii. Sure its fiction based on a true story but you can pick it up in almost any bookstore in paperback.
Roza shanina russian sniper and millions of other books are available for instant. In 1943, there were more than 2,000 female soviet snipers in the red army. Most snipers used a specialist version with an optical sight. There are a total of 22 ww2 sniper rifles 19391945 in the military factory. The portrayal of things here is slightly ahistorical. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The life and myths of lyudmila pavlichenko, soviet russia. Prior to 10 november 1942, he killed 32 axis soldiers with a standardissue rifle. See more ideas about ww2, world war two and world war. What happened to female soviet snipers captured by the. An oral history of women in world war iipaperback lady death.
Definitive book on world war ii sniper rifles thegunmag. For comparison, vasily zaytsev, one of russia s most famous other ww2 snipers, only claimed 225 kills. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. The deadly soviet women snipers that terrorized nazis.
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