{"id":87749,"date":"2024-06-04T02:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=87749"},"modified":"2024-06-03T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:20:12","slug":"snipers-in-world-war-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/06\/04\/snipers-in-world-war-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Snipers in World War 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6LxeKYzWGdw?si=XSVgKqPXQDw4oM1b\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Great War<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Feb 9, 2024<\/p>\n<p>In fall 1914, the British and French armies on the First World War&#8217;s Western Front were wrestling with a problem: unseen German riflemen were picking off any man who showed himself above the trench. Something had to be done about it \u2013 and the result was the birth of the modern sniper.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT THE CHANNEL<br \/>\nNebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/the-great-war\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/the-great-war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANKS TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nDavid Garfinkle, Raymond Martin, Konstantin Bredyuk, Lisa Anderson, Brad Durbin, Jeremy K Jones, Murray Godfrey, John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen R\u00f8ste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. Knapp MD, Tobias Wildenblanck, Richard L Benkin, Marco Kuhnert, Matt Barnes, Ramon Rijkhoek, Jan, Scott Deederly, gsporie, Kekoa, Bruce G. Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nCampana, Michele. <em>Perch\u00e8 ho Ucciso<\/em>. 1918.<\/p>\n<p>Goya, Michel. &#8220;<em>Une br\u00e8ve histoire des snipers 2e partie: les chasseurs industriels<\/em>&#8220;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDQtQnQwb2FsRk5DTWdPRDZVY1FWOFFYeEc3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsQUVuY1BCaWxBVk5iS0pXZ2g2X2ItY2NWMFdkd3duWjE0eDFZLUs0YUxrT0FUWUtoSElmVlQ4bXF4NzNpaFo3U2JxdFdNVThyWjRsNzBaVkxCdkRlQk9WOVowcHNoX0FYbjBIWEZFdEw2OGdiYkllYw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Flavoiedelepee.blogspot.com%2F2021%2F05%2Fla-voie-de-lepee-une-breve-histoire-des.html&#038;v=6LxeKYzWGdw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lavoiedelepee.blogspot.com\/20&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pegler, Martin. <em>Sniping in the Great War<\/em>. 2008. <\/p>\n<p>Plaster, John. <em>The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting<\/em>. 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Sch\u00e4fer, Robin. &#8220;&#8216;The men behind the scope&#8217;: German snipers in the First World War, part 2&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbENMWnpNOG9LZDJ4c3ludHR4QVpMR1hTS3JfQXxBQ3Jtc0trRVFwVUxSTHRDWGx2X3NrTVlkSHBxT1RNSk04TklWUWlSNG5EZlBjeS1Sb2hYOWtjVFVoSTFibm9fZ2czMlRsOUJvZFdIMWlBMG5fVGhNVkNHZGhteVpjSUxlLUw1cl92dktYRzRrSTZFejZ0a2J0dw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Firontime.substack.com%2Fp%2Fa-dirty-duty-well-performed-german&#038;v=6LxeKYzWGdw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/irontime.substack.com\/p\/the-m&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sch\u00e4fer, Robin. &#8220;&#8216;A Dirty Duty Well Performed&#8217;: German Snipers in the First World War&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbENMWnpNOG9LZDJ4c3ludHR4QVpMR1hTS3JfQXxBQ3Jtc0trRVFwVUxSTHRDWGx2X3NrTVlkSHBxT1RNSk04TklWUWlSNG5EZlBjeS1Sb2hYOWtjVFVoSTFibm9fZ2czMlRsOUJvZFdIMWlBMG5fVGhNVkNHZGhteVpjSUxlLUw1cl92dktYRzRrSTZFejZ0a2J0dw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Firontime.substack.com%2Fp%2Fa-dirty-duty-well-performed-german&#038;v=6LxeKYzWGdw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/irontime.substack.com\/p\/a-dir&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Uyar, Mesut. <em>The Ottoman Army in the First World War<\/em>. 2020<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nResearch by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nFact checking: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nChannel Design: Yves Thimian<br \/>\nLebel 1886 Model by Diedrik Droesbeke <\/p>\n<p>Support us and get 40% off Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/the-great-war\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/the-great-war<\/a><br \/>\nWatch Red Atoms on Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/redatoms\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/redatoms<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images, AP and Reuters<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<br \/>\nAll rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great War Published Feb 9, 2024 In fall 1914, the British and French armies on the First World War&#8217;s Western Front were wrestling with a problem: unseen German riflemen were picking off any man who showed himself above the trench. 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