http://us.imdb.com/Title?0215750 Enemy at the Gates About the Sniper skirmish between Germany's Konig and Russia's Zeitsev. Looks like it is gonna be cool. ------------------ "Goddamn it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!" - Captain Henry P. "Jim" Crowe (Guadalcanal, January 13, 1943)
Sounds good, Jackson. THe movie about Pearl Harbor is supposed to come out in May 2000 right? ------------------ Mussolini "Blood alone moves the Wheels of history." Benito Mussolini. "What the proletariat needs is a bath of blood." Benito Mussolini, speech in Milan, July 22, 1919 "Liberty is a duty, not a right" --Benito Mussolini
Originally posted by Jackson: > About the Sniper skirmish between > Germany's Konig and Russia's Zeitsev. Too bad it never happend. Here is what Anthony Beevor (author of Stalingrad) had to say: "Indeed, the whole story of the sniper duel is fiction. There is absolutely no trace in the German military archives or SS records of SS officer Heinz Thorwald. Also there is absolutely no report of the duel in the Red Army files which concentrated on sniper activities (the daily reports of the Political Department of Stalingrad Front to Moscow) This great story can be classified as Sovjet propaganda." The quote below is from a BBC News article: "Mr Beevor, whose acclaimed tome Stalingrad is rapidly becoming the definitive text on the battle, said while Zaitsev was a real figure there was no evidence to support the existence of Koenig. He said: 'I've been through the Soviet Ministry of Defence's archive in Podolsk and there is no record of such a duel.' 'If it had taken place the Soviet propaganda machine would have leapt on it.'" /Marcus Third Reich Factbook <FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">This message has been edited by Marcus Wendel on 23 November 2000 at 12:50 PM</font>
Well, if it is indeed, fiction, I hope it is a good film, without too much hollywood. ------------------ "Goddamn it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!" - Captain Henry P. "Jim" Crowe (Guadalcanal, January 13, 1943)
Mussolini- Yes, Pearl Harbor is slated for a Memorial Day, 2001 release. I was at the movies over the Thanksgiving holiday and there is a new and extended trailer for the film. They show quite a bit more action scenes. We might be in for a good one!
Hartmann - Yeah...over the summer, round July, i saw the first previews for it and it made my heart jump. the special effects looks pretty good...with all those Japanese fighter/bombers etc flying around. Lets hope the 'storyline' is realistic unlike the other hollywood stuff thats come out. ------------------ Mussolini "Blood alone moves the Wheels of history." Benito Mussolini. "What the proletariat needs is a bath of blood." Benito Mussolini, speech in Milan, July 22, 1919 "Liberty is a duty, not a right" --Benito Mussolini
The Sniper duel im thinking of happened, and the Russian won at the expense of the porpaganda man following him along becoming the sort of bait and the muzzle flash of the German sniper giving im away. ------------------ Out side is America!
