The First World War didn’t just invent tanks and gas it created a new kind of killer. Hidden in shattered trees and behind steel plates, the sniper became the most feared man on the front. From German Scharfschützen stalking No Man’s Land in 1914, to Canadian and Australian marksmen mastering counter-sniping by 1917, this film follows the brutal evolution of sniper warfare in WW1.
We’ll uncover how Germany’s hunting culture, Zeiss optics, and Jäger traditions gave them the early advantage and how British and Dominion troops fought back with their own sniper schools, camouflage innovations, and deadly patience. Featuring accounts from both sides, German, British, Italian, and American, this is the untold story of the men who turned the rifle into a precision weapon and changed modern warfare forever.
Credit to : StoriesAtWar