Chronology of World War II
Thursday, December 17
Captain Vasily Grigorevich Zaytsev
Captain Vasily Grigorevich Zaytsev was a Soviet sniper during World War II, notable particularly for his activities between November 10 and December 17, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He killed 225 soldiers and officers of the
Wehrmacht
and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers./figcaption>