Regimental records list Sing as having taken 150 confirmed kills, but on 23 October 1915, General William Birdwood, commander of ANZAC forces, issued an order complimenting him on his 201 unconfirmed kills. Historian Bob Courtney noted that an official kill was recorded only if the spotter saw the target fall.
A look back at the military career of William Edward "Billy" Sing, DCM (2 March 1886 - 19 May 1943), a part Chinese Australian soldier who served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, best known as a sniper during the Gallipoli Campaign.
Australia's declaration of war on Japan was a response to the coordinated attacks by the Japanese on United States and British territories across the Asia-Pacific region.
Simo Häyhä (Finnish: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] ( listen); 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death (Finnish: Valkoinen kuolema; Russian: Белая смерть, romanized: Belaya smert'), was a Finnish military sniper in World War II during the 1939–1940 Winter War against the Soviet Union.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry William “Harry” Murray (1 December 1880 – 7 January 1966) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, and he is described as the most highly decorated infantry soldier of the British Empire during the First World War and Australia's most decorated soldier.
Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan. The outlets were sued over articles alleging he killed unarmed prisoners.
Tom 'Diver' Derrick VC DCM was Australia's most famous fighting soldier of World War II. Derrick fought in five campaigns, won the highest medals for bravery, and died of wounds sustained while leading his men in the war's last stages.
Charles Benjamin "Chuck" Mawhinney (born 1949) is a former United States Marine who holds the Corps' record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko wanted to be a teacher. Instead, she became the most successful female sniper in history. Born in what is now Ukraine, Lyudmila and her family moved to Kiev when she was fourteen.
All breath control does is pause the shooter's respiration while executing shot(s), thus helping to minimize move- ment. That's it! Pause breathing while pressing the trigger and breathe normally at any other time. These are part of the Functional Element called Control.
Australian Defence Force personnel are deployed to operations overseas and within Australia, in order to actively protect Australia's borders and offshore maritime interests.
While considered excellent soldiers, Australians were known for their easygoing natures, their ability to enjoy themselves heartily when on leave, as well as their reputation for a relaxed attitude to discipline.
The nation holds a Power Index score of 0.2567 with a score of 0.0000 being considered exceptional in the GFP assessment.
50 calibre bullet at a range of 2310 metres, the longest confirmed sniper shot ever. A video camera recorded the kill and the result was soon circulated on the internet. The world saw the victim simply disappear in a puff of pink mist. In 1915, however, there was Billy Sing the sniper.
The Australian Army sniper is issued the SR98, with Folding Butt, which provides snipers with the capability to engage targets beyond 800 metres.
Snipers from Greece's Special Paratroopers Section, known as the ETA for its Greek initials, came in first. Teams from Latvia and Italy were second and third, while another Greek special-operations team from the Z'MAK amphibious special missions unit was fourth. A Slovenian team rounded out the top five.
On 8 August 1941, a fallen comrade handed her his Mosin–Nagant model 1891 bolt-action rifle.
While a precedent for the U.S. Army, training — and deploying — female combat snipers is not new, dating back at least 80 years to World War II, when the Soviet Union fielded nearly 2,500 women snipers to notable effect against the Germans in Eastern Europe.
Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev (Russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев, IPA: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈzajtsɨf]; 23 March 1915 – 15 December 1991) was a Russian sniper during World War II. Between 22 September 1942 and 19 October 1942, he killed 40 enemy soldiers.
The most prolific modern serial killer is arguably doctor Harold Shipman, with 218 probable murders and possibly as many as 250 (see "Medical professionals", below). However, he was actually convicted of a sample of 15 murders.
1st Class Dillard Johnson is the deadliest US soldier on record – with 2,746 kills.
USMC Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock's confirmed 2,286 m (2,500 yd) kill in the Vietnam War was primarily due to the enemy soldier stopping his bicycle on the spot Hathcock had fired at while sighting in his Browning M2 heavy machine-gun.
James (Jim) Martin was 14 years old when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).
On 28 June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne aboard the troopship Berrima - bound, ultimately, for Gallipoli. He was just fourteen years old. "Soldier Boy" is Jim's extraordinary true story, the story of a young and enthusiastic school boy who became Australia's youngest known Anzac.
The ADF is technologically sophisticated but relatively small. Although the ADF's 60,330 full-time active-duty personnel and 29,560 active reservists as of 30 June 2021 make it the largest military in Oceania, it is smaller than most Asian military forces.