Vasily Zaytsev grave

Vasily Zaytsev

Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (Russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев, IPA: [vʌˈsʲilʲɪj ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjevʲɪtɕ ˈzajtsɨf]; 23 March 1915 – 15 December 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, notable particularly for his activities between 10 November and 17 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad; during this five-week period he killed 225 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily Zaytsev
• Page 154 - Beevor, A., 1998, Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: Penguin Group, New York, 494p.