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...Germany's Chief of Staff Franz Halder wrote in his journal: "As of today, the enemy is practically beaten." The next day, the Wehrmacht captured Cracow, Poland's second city. Two days later, the first tanks of the 4th Panzer Division reached the suburbs of Warsaw, where they encountered sniper fire from apartment windows and found major streets blocked by overturned buses. While the tanks paused for reinforcements, the Luftwaffe kept up its bombing of the battered capital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blitzkrieg September 1, 1939: a new kind of warfare engulfs Poland | 8/28/1989 | See Source »

...more Marines are killed by sniper fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Undeclared War | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

...describes their crude tactics: "After an Arab attack, we send out an alert, jump into our cars and head for the area. Then we destroy and burn." Already these vigilantes have killed at least 15 Palestinians, while one Jewish settler has been murdered by Arabs. Waldman, who took a sniper's course in the U.S. Army, won't comment on whether he is responsible for any of the deaths, but confides, "Arabs have good reason to fear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Fighting Fire with Fire | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

Freshman Sandra Whyte, earning the nickname "Sniper" for her hat trick on the night, showcased her uncanny ability to come out of nowhere and score. She executed a nice passing combination between linemates and Tri-Captains Brita Lind and Julia Trotman, tying the game five minutes into the first period...

Author: By Caroline Miller, | Title: Icewomen Fall to ECAC Powerhouse UNH, 6-4 | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

...house where he had been held and uncovered a cache of weapons that included more than a dozen U.S.-made AR-15 rifles as well as Austrian-manufactured assault weapons and Israeli Uzi submachine guns. Also found were assorted 9-mm pistols, infrared night-vision scopes and a sniper rifle. "They have the kind of arms you only see in Rambo movies," says William Jaramillo Gomez, the mayor of Medellin. "We are suffering because of a lack of international solidarity in the fight against drugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Drug Thugs | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

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