The Man Who Killed 242 Germans With One Rifle | Stalingrad's Ghost Sniper In the hellish ruins of Stalingrad, where the front line was a single room and death waited behind every brick, a new kind of warfare was born. This is the true story of Vasily Zaitsev, a Soviet shepherd-turned-sniper whose incredible accuracy and stealth made him a living legend. With a simple Mosin-Nagant rifle, he held entire German units at bay, spreading fear with every shot. But when Berlin sends their own ultimate sniper, Major Erwin König, to eliminate him, a deadly game of cat and mouse begins. This is the untold story of the most brutal sniper duel in history—a battle of patience, nerve, and a single, perfect shot that would echo through the ruins and change the course of the battle. In This Video You Will Discover: 🔍 The brutal reality of "Rattenkrieg" – the War of the Rats in Stalingrad 🎯 How a hunter from the Urals became Germany's worst nightmare ⚔️ The epic sniper duel that turned into a psychological war 🛠️ The tactics, rifles, and mind games of WWII's deadliest marksmen 📈 How one man's skill became a symbol of hope for an entire army Chapters: 00:00 The Ghost in the Rubble 02:15 The Shepherd's Rifle 05:40 König Enters the Game 08:15 The 4-Day Stare Down 11:30 The Final Shot 14:50 Legacy of the Shadows #Stalingrad #SniperDuel #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #VasilyZaitsev #HistoricalDocumentary #WarStories #EasternFront #History