a snipers end

sgt mason · 04-08-2006, 06:48 PM

Some time between June 9th and June 11th, 1944, this German sniper (Leos Stransky) had taken up a position in a bell tower in the French town of Neuville. The town was occupied by German and American soldiers, and soon the German was presented with an easy target. A group of American Rangers were arguing about taking a young French girl with them to a place of a safety. Shortly after the Ranger captain grabbed the girl from the arms of one of his men, the sniper fired and hit the Ranger soldier, a Private Adrian Caparzo. As he scanned the area for other targets, the sniper was shot and killed by his Ranger counterpart, Private Jackson. So accurate was Jackson's shot, it had passed through the German's scope and into his eye, killing him instantly.

von Poop · 04-08-2006, 07:06 PM

errrr..
American Actor shoots Stuntman??
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833431/

Sounds like it'd make a reasonable plot for a film

Cheers,
Adam

der Scharfschüt · 04-08-2006, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Von Poop

errrr..
American Actor shoots Stuntman??
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833431/

Sounds like it'd make a reasonable plot for a film

Cheers,
Adam

Thats exactly what I thought. (sorry to stray off topic, but I always thought Saving Private Ryan was historical fiction, please correct me if I was wrong.)

lancesergeant · 04-08-2006, 09:26 PM

I was going to say it reminds me of when the ranger in SPR, spots the sniper and does ditto.

kfz · 04-08-2006, 10:31 PM

its a great movie, its got kettenkrad in it, gotta be good.

The MG42 sounds accurate?? the Tigers are T34's. I guess at this point some Brit should winge that it was just the yanks who won the wah, blah blah

von Poop · 07-09-2006, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kfz

the Tigers are T34's.

T55.
Sorry, just couldn't help myself.

Edit long after the fact: Sorry Kev, you're right, got confused wth Carl Brown & his more recent job.

WebPilot · 10-01-2007, 10:05 AM

The village in the Ryan film is probably supposed to be Neuville au Plain, which is indeed near the Merderet River close to Utah Beach. The film protrays the sniper action as being sometime around D+5, whereas in fact this village was liberated on D+1. It's a great movie and much of it is based in fact, but most of the action (including this incident with the sniper) is largely made up.

sapper · 10-01-2007, 12:26 PM

The first part of Private Ryan was very realistic, it then descended into the usual Hollywood rubbish. Snipers in real life are arrogant little prats. Why so many were taken prisoner is quite beyond me.

If you stay behind after the tide of battle has moved forward, and you continue to kill, then there is only one answer, No prisoner...EVER!

Having had a personal dual with one in front of Caen., I would not give him the ghost of a chance. But I never located him.
What does pay dividends, is to put a burst of Bren fire into any unusual shapes in trees and hedges. Just in case!
Sapper

marcus69x · 03-05-2007, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lancesergeant

I was going to say it reminds me of when the ranger in SPR, spots the sniper and does ditto.

Does anybody know of any solid reports of this happening or is it just another example of hollywood bollox?

Just found this:
UniquePeek.com

What do you think?

Kyt · 03-05-2007, 12:20 PM

I did enjoy watching the Myth Busters series a few months ago........but did find some of their science a wee bit suspect. The episode where they tested the suction powers of a sinking ship was most unsatisfactory.

04-08-2006, 06:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
sgt mason Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 11	a snipers end Some time between June 9th and June 11th, 1944, this German sniper (Leos Stransky) had taken up a position in a bell tower in the French town of Neuville. The town was occupied by German and American soldiers, and soon the German was presented with an easy target. A group of American Rangers were arguing about taking a young French girl with them to a place of a safety. Shortly after the Ranger captain grabbed the girl from the arms of one of his men, the sniper fired and hit the Ranger soldier, a Private Adrian Caparzo. As he scanned the area for other targets, the sniper was shot and killed by his Ranger counterpart, Private Jackson. So accurate was Jackson's shot, it had passed through the German's scope and into his eye, killing him instantly.

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WebPilot Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 51	The village in the Ryan film is probably supposed to be Neuville au Plain, which is indeed near the Merderet River close to Utah Beach. The film protrays the sniper action as being sometime around D+5, whereas in fact this village was liberated on D+1. It's a great movie and much of it is based in fact, but most of the action (including this incident with the sniper) is largely made up. Last edited by WebPilot; 10-01-2007 at 10:11 AM.

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von Poop Adaministrator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Abbey of Thelema Posts: 8,596	errrr.. American Actor shoots Stuntman?? http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833431/ Sounds like it'd make a reasonable plot for a film Cheers, Adam

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lancesergeant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 701	I was going to say it reminds me of when the ranger in SPR, spots the sniper and does ditto.

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kfz Very Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,653	its a great movie, its got kettenkrad in it, gotta be good. The MG42 sounds accurate?? the Tigers are T34's. I guess at this point some Brit should winge that it was just the yanks who won the wah, blah blah

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sapper WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,146	The first part of Private Ryan was very realistic, it then descended into the usual Hollywood rubbish. Snipers in real life are arrogant little prats. Why so many were taken prisoner is quite beyond me. If you stay behind after the tide of battle has moved forward, and you continue to kill, then there is only one answer, No prisoner...EVER! Having had a personal dual with one in front of Caen., I would not give him the ghost of a chance. But I never located him. What does pay dividends, is to put a burst of Bren fire into any unusual shapes in trees and hedges. Just in case! Sapper

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