Silent, motionless and deadly, German snipers lurked on the European battlefields of World War 2, hunting enemy sharpshooters, supporting assaults and laying diabolical traps on defense.

Klaudia was partnered with her best friend Marusia Chikhvintseva who was killed by a German sniper not long after they joined the war. Klaudia gave an interview prior to her death, reprinted here ...