13313. An ‘Invitation’
A sniper is certainly not only just a highly accurate marksman
who fires from convenient positions hidden from the enemy. A
Nazikiller operates from time to time in the most inconceivable
conditions. He sits in no man’s land in ambush, isolated from the
front line and from comrades able to help him. In such situations
he remains at one with himself. He must know how to operate
in any weather, winter and summer, in heat and cold, day and
night. Alone, he must set up a reliable firing position close to the
enemy front line or even actually in territory occupied by the
Nazis. Moreover, there is nobody to check if you have camouflaged
yourself well enough and how your firing position looks from the
enemy’s viewpoint.
It is good when snipers operate in pairs; that makes things
significantly easier for them. But, as a rule, in my view, a good
hunter of the Nazi beast goes out alone.
The difficult job of a sniper is equally dangerous in winter and
summer. And it seems that everything unfortunate that can occur
at the front has been created especially for him. Life is fine for a
marksman who is firing from his own front line, from concealed
firing positions. Whatever goes wrong, his mates will always
help. He can move around constantly in his hidden lair, changing