Vassili Zaitsev was a legendary Russian sniper at the siege of Stalingrad
German soldiers on the whole did not know the name of this mountain lad
He set fear and dread into the invaders hearts with his cold hunters eye
And no German soldier in his sights was safe beneath the harsh winter sky
The political commissars tried to turn him into a hero of the Russian peoples
But Vassili saw himself simply as the young wolf hunter from the Urals
Despite the propaganda his record shows he went about his work without pity
His kills reaching two hundred and forty two during the siege of the city
It can only be surmised what impact his deeds had on the battles out come
Just the knowledge of his existence would have instilled real fear in some
His actions certainly affected the efficiency of the German war machine
To the average foot soldier young Vassili represented their doom unseen
The Germans called on an SS Colonel Thorvald to cancel out the Russian
But Vassili Zaitsev was triumphant out foxing the wily German marksman
His success deprived the Nazis the freedom of movement within Stalingrad
So young Vassili the wolf hunter from the Ural Mountains didn't do too bad
