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Ilyin had a total of 494 confirmed kills. Before the war, he was a locksmith, and he had to work hard to advance to sharpshooter level after joining the Red Army. During the Battle of Stalingrad, he was responsible for the majority of his kills. Ilyin was killed in action in 1943, but he received several high-ranking accolades for his actions after the war ended in 1945. [([[https:// | Ilyin had a total of 494 confirmed kills. Before the war, he was a locksmith, and he had to work hard to advance to sharpshooter level after joining the Red Army. During the Battle of Stalingrad, he was responsible for the majority of his kills. Ilyin was killed in action in 1943, but he received several high-ranking accolades for his actions after the war ended in 1945. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Ivan Mikhailovich Sidorenko ===== | ||
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+ | During the war, Ivan was responsible for approximately 500 kills. He had more Soviet Union kills than anyone else. He dropped out of college and joined the Red Army before joining the military. He had no formal sniping training and had to teach himself in the early stages of the conflict. During the fight, he utilized incendiary shots (bullets that may set fire to anything) to destroy three vehicles and a tank. Sidorenko was injured sometime in 1944. He spent the rest of his military career as an instructor, instructing young snipers on how to be more accurate. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Simo Häyhä ===== | ||
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+ | Simo Häyhä was World War II's most lethal sniper. He has a total of 542 confirmed kills. He is not just the most lethal sniper of World War II, but also the most lethal sniper of all time. [([[https:// |