Not much is known about Ivan Ivanovich Larkin. However, in the 10 years preceding WWII, the Soviet Union uniquely established specialized sniper units. The high level of proficiency of these Soviet ...
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The sergeant who eliminated 33 snipers in World War II
In May 1941, during the German invasion of Crete in World War II, Sergeant Alfred Clive Hume of New Zealand made a decision that would alter the survival of his battalion. As German Fallschirmjäger ...
The Second World War saw plenty of makeshift weapons repurposed as marksman rifles. This was well before the time of dedicated sniper rifles, so it stands to reason that accurate rifles made for ...
In January 1943 on Guadalcanal, U.S. Army officer John George faced a deadly problem. Japanese snipers hidden high in the jungle canopy were killing American soldiers faster than infantry tactics ...
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