Vassili Zaitsev

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Vassili Zaitsev is a legendary Soviet sniper of World War II, renowned for his exploits during the Battle of Stalingrad and later popularized in film and literature.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military personnel
World War II veteran
human
sniper
allegiance Soviet Union
awardReceived Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the Patriotic War
Order of the Red Banner
causeOfNotability legendary Soviet sniper of World War II
conflict Battle of Stalingrad
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Soviet Union
describedBySource Soviet military records
film adaptations about Stalingrad
postwar histories of the Battle of Stalingrad
era World War II era
ethnicGroup Russian
familyName Zaitsev
fieldOfWork military marksmanship
sniper tactics
genre military memoir
givenName Vassili
hasInfluenceOn later depictions of the Battle of Stalingrad in film and literature
popular image of snipers in World War II
hasParticularSignificance symbol of Soviet resistance at Stalingrad
hasRole sharpshooter
sniper instructor
inspiredWork film "Enemy at the Gates"
various books about the Battle of Stalingrad
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
militaryBranch Red Army
militaryRank lieutenant
militaryUnit Soviet 62nd Army sniper unit
notableAchievement high number of confirmed kills as a sniper
notableFor role in Soviet wartime propaganda
sniper exploits during the Battle of Stalingrad
training other Soviet snipers
notableWork sniper memoirs about Stalingrad
occupation sniper
partOf 62nd Army
placeOfActivity Stalingrad
serviceNumber Soviet sniper in 62nd Army
sexOrGender male

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Erwin König ("Vasily Zaitsev")
Major Erwin König ("Vasily Zaitsev")
enemyOf
Commissar Danilov ("Vasily Zaitsev")
Tania Chernova ("Vasily Zaitsev")
hasRelationshipWith
Enemy at the Gates
character
Commissar Danilov ("Vasily Zaitsev")
hasRomanticRivalryWith
Tania Chernova ("Vasily Zaitsev")
loveInterestOf
Jude Law
portrayed
Enemy at the Gates ("Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev")
portrays

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