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Being there . . . . . to learn about and participate in the art of sniping; selecting any one of 13 rifles, its scope, and related equipment; the significant role the long-range gun plays in war; the study of sniping’s prewar and early WWII years; and, above all, pondering death and survival vignettes of…

The impressive list of contributors to The Sniper Anthology includes Mark Spicer writing on Harry M. Furness, the last surviving British sniper who went ashore on D-Day; Martin Pegler, who details the famous Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev; Adrian Gilbert on the Wehrmacht sharpshooter and lone wolf Sepp Allerberger; and Roger Moorhouse on Simo Hayha, the…

A Dutch school damaged by mortar fire, being searched for German snipers by Sergeant J Whawell and Sergeant J Turrell of the Glider Pilot Regiment. An empty weapons supply cannister lies open on the ground in the doorway of the school. 20 September 1944

All snipers are marksmen, but not all marksmen are snipers. The sniper operates alone, distinguished from his fellow marksmen by the fact that he doesn’t have the company of his fellow unit. He is the unit’s eyes and ears, allowing a group to advance and keeping them safe, often at high risk to his own…

Photographical journey through the Allied snipers of World War II. Most photographs depict British and, or Canadian Snipers using the British Lee Enfield. Allied Snipers of World War II TIP: Find here our newest article on the Top Snipers of World War 2. A sniper demonstrating his camouflage (note: German Waffen-SS Camo Pattern: named unofficially “Early…

A term originating in British India for the highly skilled hunters able to bring down elusive “snipe” birds, today’s snipers are known as the most proficient sharpshooters in the military. And while, historically, there have been sharpshooters and marksmen that stand out at every major battle and war as standout shots and soldiers willing–on all…

Photographical journey through the Allied snipers of World War II. Most photographs depict British and, or Canadian Snipers using the British Lee Enfield. Allied Snipers of World War II The first photograph shows a sniper demonstrating his camouflage (note: German Waffen-SS Camo Pattern: named unofficially “Early Plane Tree”) at a sniper school in a French village,…

Photographical journey through the Allied snipers of World War II. Most are British and, or Canadian Snipers using the British Lee Enfield. The first photograph shows a sniper demonstrating his camouflage (note: German Waffen-SS Camo Pattern: named unofficially “Early Plane Tree”) at a sniper school in a French village, 27 July 1944. The lesson here was…

A German Sniper and Spotter in Position observing at Woronesch. German Sniper in World War II. German Sniper in Training. German Sniper in Training. German Sniper in Training. German sniper in a tree in Europe during World War II. German Sharpshooter in Russia, WWII. German Sniper in World War II German Sniper in World War…

The Central Armed Forces Museum is located in northern Moscow, near the Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army. The first exhibition highlighted the military aspects of the Soviet Republic and the Red Army which was organized in Moscow in a building that currently houses the State Universal Store (GUM). It was opened by Vladimir…