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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Soviet military personnel
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World War II veteran → human → sniper → |
| allegiance |
Soviet Union
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| awardReceived |
Hero of the Soviet Union
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Order of Lenin → Order of the Patriotic War → Order of the Red Banner → |
| causeOfNotability |
legendary Soviet sniper of World War II
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| conflict |
Battle of Stalingrad
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World War II → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Soviet Union
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| describedBySource |
Soviet military records
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film adaptations about Stalingrad → postwar histories of the Battle of Stalingrad → |
| era |
World War II era
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| ethnicGroup |
Russian
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| familyName |
Zaitsev
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| fieldOfWork |
military marksmanship
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sniper tactics → |
| genre |
military memoir
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| givenName |
Vassili
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| hasInfluenceOn |
later depictions of the Battle of Stalingrad in film and literature
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popular image of snipers in World War II → |
| hasParticularSignificance |
symbol of Soviet resistance at Stalingrad
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| hasRole |
sharpshooter
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sniper instructor → |
| inspiredWork |
film "Enemy at the Gates"
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various books about the Battle of Stalingrad → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Russian
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| militaryBranch |
Red Army
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| militaryRank |
lieutenant
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| militaryUnit |
Soviet 62nd Army sniper unit
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| notableAchievement |
high number of confirmed kills as a sniper
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| notableFor |
role in Soviet wartime propaganda
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sniper exploits during the Battle of Stalingrad → training other Soviet snipers → |
| notableWork |
sniper memoirs about Stalingrad
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| occupation |
sniper
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| partOf |
62nd Army
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| placeOfActivity |
Stalingrad
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| serviceNumber |
Soviet sniper in 62nd Army
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Erwin König
("Vasily Zaitsev")
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Major Erwin König ("Vasily Zaitsev") → |
enemyOf |
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Commissar Danilov
("Vasily Zaitsev")
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Tania Chernova ("Vasily Zaitsev") → |
hasRelationshipWith |
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Enemy at the Gates
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character |
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Commissar Danilov
("Vasily Zaitsev")
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hasRomanticRivalryWith |
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Tania Chernova
("Vasily Zaitsev")
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loveInterestOf |
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Jude Law
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portrayed |
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Enemy at the Gates
("Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev")
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portrays |