File:Vampir night scope.jpg

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English: The German Zielgerät 1229 "Vampir" was the first night-vision sniperscope to enter service, used on the Stg 44 assault rifle. Small numbers were produced in 1944 and saw action starting in 1945 on the eastern front, where Soviet soldiers reported being attacked at night by snipers with a huge scope.
Date circa 1945
date QS:P,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source https://web.archive.org/web/20120216152823/http://www.stg.online.pl/vampir_de.html
Author British Army photographer

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