They Mocked His “Enemy” Rifle — Until He Killed 33 Nazi Snipers in 7 Days

Описание: This video uncovers one of the most unconventional and lethal counter sniper actions of World War II, centered on Sergeant Alfred Clive Hulme during the Battle of Crete in May 1941. When German Fallschirmjäger parachuted onto the island, their snipers quickly gained control of the battlefield, systematically killing officers, radio operators, and runners who held New Zealand units together. Conventional counter sniper doctrine failed in Crete’s broken terrain of ridgelines, olive groves, and stone ruins. Hulme, a sergeant guarding a punishment detail with no prior combat experience, recognized that the greatest threat to his battalion was not massed infantry but invisible riflemen dismantling command one shot at a time. Armed with a captured German Karabiner 98k fitted with a Zeiss scope and wearing a stolen splinter camouflage smock, Hulme adopted a method no field manual endorsed. He walked openly through contested ground disguised as the enemy, closing to point blank range before killing German snipers with a single shot and immediately relocating. Over seven days, Hulme eliminated thirty three confirmed German snipers, neutralized machine gun positions, destroyed a mortar crew, and repeatedly cleared withdrawal routes under fire. His actions drastically reduced casualties during the retreat to Suda Bay and preserved the cohesion of the 23rd New Zealand Battalion at a moment when collapse seemed inevitable. Though Crete ultimately fell, the disappearance of sniper fire during the withdrawal saved hundreds of lives and exposed a fatal vulnerability in German airborne operations. Hulme’s story is not about victory on maps, but about initiative, deception, and the human capacity to adapt when doctrine fails.
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