The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the most brutal battles of World War II, and within this battle ... the Gates” portrays this duel between German sniper Erwin Konig and Soviet sniper Vasili ...

Camouflage in World War 2 was the first time camouflage was used en masse by all sides. Each side had a different approach to ...

Simon Menner contacted the German army in 2010 to see if they’d be interested in helping him create images where members of the army are hidden, or, “Camouflage,” like the title of his series.

These began to be issued in early 1941 and were the first of a very large number of variants of sniper rifles to be subsequently fielded by Germany. In practice, many of the German snipers ...

The German Army provided photographer Simon Menner with two snipers for his Project Camouflage series, which puts the viewer in the crosshairs of an apparently invisible military professional.

One of the most notable long-range sniper rifles used during World War II was the German Mauser Karabiner 98k. It was the standard-issue infantry rifle for the German forces, and with good ...