The Shepherd Sniper Vasily Zaitsev's War

"How did one man become the Nazis' worst nightmare during the Battle of Stalingrad
In the frozen hell of 1942, a shepherd-turned-sniper named Vasily Zaitsev picked off 225 German soldiers.
His weapon? A basic Mosin-Nagant rifle. His advantage? Patience, stealth, and brutal accuracy.
Zaitsev didn’t just fight—he trained over 200 new snipers, turning them into silent killers in the shadows. He wasn’t just aiming at enemies—he was aiming at an empire. Follow for more hidden war legends.