MY family in World War Two

My mom's mother's father was 31 so he didn't have to fight and his children were too young.  However, my family did make afghans, along with their whole district, to send to the troops.  My great-grandmother paid for all the overseas postage on the afghans.  The sent them to Lt. Col. Elmer Dorste who was an officer under Gen. Patton.  One of the afghans they made was special in the fact that each six inch square had something sewn into it.  It was so unique that a man under Droste asked for it even tho he wasn't in the hospital.  He then carried it with him all the time.  He asked for it and they put it under his bleeding head when he was shot by a sniper.  He bled so much that i covered the afghan and it is now buried with him.

The Real Vasily Zaytsev

It turns out that the duel between one of the best Russian Rifle men and and equally skilled German in Enemy at the Gates was probably made up for Russian Propaganda but records are spotty at best.  I personally don't think that was needed.  Vasily Zaytsev had a confirmed record of 149 kills and an unconfirmed record that could be over 400.