They Laughed at His 'Homemade' Scope — Until He Killed 23 German Officers in 6 Hours
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Загружено: 2025-11-25
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A sniper instructor dismissed Corporal Mitchell's improvised scope made from broken binoculars and wire as "garbage that'll get you killed." High command refused to issue him proper equipment. But during the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, when German officers thought they were safely coordinating behind the lines, Mitchell's "trash scope" proved deadlier than any factory model. In one November afternoon, he eliminated an entire command structure. By the time night fell, the Germans were retreating — not from artillery, but from one man with a rifle they'd mocked. This is the story of how a 50-cent modification changed the course of a battle, and why the Army later copied his design for 12,000 rifles. The officers who laughed weren't laughing anymore.
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