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Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« on: August 02, 2009, 06:18:01 PM »
Everyone here should probably know of Vasily Zaytsev the great Russian Sniper of Stalingrad that killed hundreds of Germans soldiers, and multiple German Snipers. The man who insired other Russians to fight on in Stalingrad. Well the other day me and my friend were playing Red Orchestra when he told me that Vasily Zaytsev was not just 1 guy, but many Russian Snipers! He said that the original Vasily Zaytsev was killed in action in Stalingrad, and instead of announcing his death the Russians just made another sniper Vasily Zaytsev. Then he was killed, and they named someone else Vasily, and so on. The Russians just never told anyone the truth about what happened to Vasily and kept it a secret.

I'm not sure if he's making this up (like many others things), or if this is actually true! Anyone know anything about this??

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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2009, 06:25:35 PM »
Certainly sounds like something the Russians would do....

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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2009, 06:33:55 PM »
sounds like a bloody good idea
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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2009, 06:49:46 PM »
sounds like a bloody good idea

In that time period with not much to be upbeat about it certainly does....

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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2009, 07:21:47 PM »
Everyone here should probably know of Vasily Zaytsev the great Russian Sniper of Stalingrad that killed hundreds of Germans soldiers, and multiple German Snipers. The man who insired other Russians to fight on in Stalingrad. Well the other day me and my friend were playing Red Orchestra when he told me that Vasily Zaytsev was not just 1 guy, but many Russian Snipers! He said that the original Vasily Zaytsev was killed in action in Stalingrad, and instead of announcing his death the Russians just made another sniper Vasily Zaytsev. Then he was killed, and they named someone else Vasily, and so on. The Russians just never told anyone the truth about what happened to Vasily and kept it a secret.

I'm not sure if he's making this up (like many others things), or if this is actually true! Anyone know anything about this??

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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2009, 08:16:49 PM »
I saw and interview with the man himself on old documentary film..
He was older, but definitely the same guy as the Stalingrad pics...
You could easily see it in his face... Was he a "put up job"???   Hmmmmm...
I tend to think not, at least until I see more confirmation.. There would be
paperwork stashed somewhere under the Lubyanka, or in NKVD/KGB HQ...
They kept rather meticulous records, of who shot who behind the ear, etc etc...
It's just that no one is allowed to see them...

It does sound like something Unkie Joe or his lackeys would pull...
Along with the staged films, and all the other BS that came out of
the Stalinist regime, ya can't trust much of any of it...
They did alot worse than that!!!  This would be NOTHING to them...

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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2009, 09:22:16 PM »
"No one would be afraid of the Dread Pirate Wesley...."

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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2009, 09:37:30 PM »
You could apply the "Multiple" to anyone.   I've yet to read a single factual source claiming "more than one" Vasily.   I never will either, criticizing a Veteran is one of the lowest things possible IMO. 
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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2009, 10:03:22 PM »
Karaya,

Keep in mind it's not the veteran they're criticizing, but the regime. The Soviets were really the lesser of two evils during WWII, but it's a crying shame what we allowed them to get away with during the war to keep them fighting Hitler.
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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2009, 10:07:14 PM »
Karaya,

Keep in mind it's not the veteran they're criticizing, but the regime. The Soviets were really the lesser of two evils during WWII, but it's a crying shame what we allowed them to get away with during the war to keep them fighting Hitler.

You won't get an argument out of me.   I agree.  Stalin was POS and the rest of the Allies Sold out a few countries to him.   But I get touchy when it comes to this type of stuff is all. 
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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2009, 10:31:56 PM »
You could apply the "Multiple" to anyone.   I've yet to read a single factual source claiming "more than one" Vasily.   I never will either, criticizing a Veteran is one of the lowest things possible IMO. 

^ this.

And there are other snipers who claimed high kill counts in the war as well. Someone has to be #1.

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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2009, 10:35:39 PM »
but it's a crying shame what we allowed them to get away with during the war to keep them fighting Hitler.

And how exactly would you have gone about not allowing the Soviets to "get away" with things? The only realistic possibility in my view of having an impact would have been to cut off Lend-Lease supplies. Diplomacy would never ever have worked in a million years against a regime as delusional as Stalin's.
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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2009, 10:40:56 PM »
"No one would be afraid of the Dread Pirate Wesley...."

That was the first thing that popped into my head.  :lol
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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2009, 10:42:06 PM »
^ this.

And there are other snipers who claimed high kill counts in the war as well. Someone has to be #1.
And it wasn't Vasily Zaytsev, whether he was one or many men ;)

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Re: Vasily Zaytsev - One or Multiple Snipers?
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2009, 10:46:39 PM »
And how exactly would you have gone about not allowing the Soviets to "get away" with things? The only realistic possibility in my view of having an impact would have been to cut off Lend-Lease supplies. Diplomacy would never ever have worked in a million years against a regime as delusional as Stalin's.

It's called "Hypocritical Ideologies" to suit the situation at any given time.   I've read enough on Stalin to know he was intimidated easily by underlings.   Reading "Stalin's Folly" by Constantine Pleshakov proved it.   He often "panicked" when he didn't need too.  But, the book was many of the reasons they basically "shut down" the Politburo.   

They're still trying to hide their ineptness, but we've known it for a while.   Zaytsev was their "Audie Murphy".   No cover up needed.   
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