Vasily Zaitsev (sniper), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Zaitsev (sniper)

Soviet sniper

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1915

Place of Birth: Yeleninskoye, Russia

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1991

Profession: military personnel, sniper, autobiographer

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (Russian: ????´??? ?????´?????? ??´????, IPA: [v?'s?il??j gr??'gor?j?v??t? 'zajts?f]; 23 March 1915 – 15 December 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II.
Prior to 10 November 1942, he killed 32 Axis soldiers with a standard-issue rifle.
Between 10 November 1942 and 17 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, he killed 225 enemy soldiers, including 11 snipers.Zaytsev became a heroic figure during the war and later a Hero of the Soviet Union, and he remains lauded for his skills as a sniper.
His life and military career have been the subject of several books and films: his exploits, as detailed in William Craig's 1973 Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, would serve as the basis for the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates, with Jude Law portraying Zaytsev.
He is also featured in David L.
Robbins's 1991 historical novel War of the Rats.