Andy old chum, I thought I move these pictures of GERMAN snipers to their own thread out of the ALLIED Snipers one.
Deja Vu! Weren't these posted before? Regardless great pics Andy! I have respect for Snipers who "live" in some really "interesting" conditions for prolonged periods of time. Didn't Japanese snipers tie themselves to trees for days on end?
This one appears to have a armoured shield in a prepared defensive position. And the retreat from Falaise
I'm quite surprised at the lack of Italian and especially Japanese Sniper pictures on the net. Yes, both are difficult to find. The best I could do for a jap sniper was the photo below. The title stated that the soldier pictured was a sniper even though his possibly scoped rifle is partially obscured by the flag.
Ref the Japanese Sniper shot: Yeah I saw that John but I tended to think it was unlikely having a bayonet fitted as they tend to have a dramatic effect on accuracy. Still a great shot though
Yes, both are difficult to find. The best I could do for a jap sniper was the photo below. The title stated that the soldier pictured was a sniper even though his possibly scoped rifle is partially obscured by the flag. A sniper with a bayonet? That gives the saying "up close and personal" a whole new meaning!
Hm. So thats what I saw in the trees along my driveway It's a me and Nikki Joke - You wont get it, but It's funny to me
IT's probably been seen by most people by now but a copy of the German sniper training film is available on Youtube YouTube - German Sniper Training 1944 (ca.1944) 1 of 7 Oddly enough the film was produced by the Luftwaffe and not the Army.
Another German Hi Drew, nice picture, its a high turret mounting with probebly an Ajack x4 scope, this was the most sucessful of all the German mounting systems used during ww2 the above picture is also in the German Sniper 1914-1945 a great book for those who are interseted You have posted some nice pictures of zf40/41 sharp shooters as mate very niceB)
Hi, German snipers are a favorite of mine here are a few from me A british officer demonstrating a captured stg44 with ZG1229 infared night vision sight FG42 with ZF4 scope You dont see many of them
Cheers for popping the pic's up...The second one reminds me of an LSW Hi Drew, its always a pleasure looking at these sniper rifles, from the right end that is I look at some of the German wepons and can not help thinking that they look quite advanced for when they where made especiallly later in the war (fg42 mp44 mg42), that is not to say that our wepons where dated, the bren and enfields where fine wepons too
