The 2001 film “Enemy at the Gates” portrays this duel between German sniper Erwin Konig and Soviet sniper Vasili Zaitsev, both considered two of the deadliest snipers of the war.

The second Soviet Finnish War, or the “Continuation War”, would continue until Sept. 19, 1944. In that time, the Finns developed a sniper (and counter-sniper) doctrine of their own.

F ans have hailed an epic WW2 war film as a "masterpiece", with one giving it a 10/10 score. Enemy at the Gates (2001) tells the story of skilled Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev, played by Jude Law, and ...

It follows a tense confrontation between a Russian sniper, Vassili Zaitsev, and a German sniper, Major König, as they engage in a strategic game of cat-and-mouse. Director Jean-Jacques Annaud ...

Another Soviet sniper answered his country’s call of duty with a Mosin Nagant and a pack full of harmful intentions aimed at the Nazis. Like many snipers of his day, his skills came from being a ...

34. Dragunov SVD > Year entered service: 1963 > Type: Semi-automatic sniper rifle > Maximum effective range: 4,265 ft. > Caliber/ammunition: 7.62x54mmR Soviet, 9x54mm, 9.3x64mm Brenneke, .308 ...

The Soviet PTRD-41 14.5 mm anti-tank rifle gave Soviet partisans a measure of anti-tank capability, along with powerful sniping and long-range bunker-busting ability. NARA Mines & Explosives ...

Following prototype attempts in the 1920s, the Soviet military began adding a variety of scopes to Mosin-Nagant rifles in 1932, eventually settling on the 3.5-power “PU sniper” variant in 1942.