On 21 June 1942, facing encirclement by German troops, the petty officer led a small 11 man strong sniper detachment to break the ring in which they succeeded, killing more than 100 enemy soldiers.

"[3] Adamia went on describing how he started to learn calculation of range, observing and slowly mastering the effects of humidity and other aspects of shooting from long distance.

One day he took point on a tree covered high ground and observed German troops moving around their entrenched positions to keep themselves warm.

Adamia tried to determine when enemy forces would concentrate on a specific position for example by observing if improvised latrines or similar points were built.

[3] Yevgeniy Ivanovich Zhidilov wrote in his book "We defended Sevastopol":[4] "Noah Adamia - a passionate hunter - had a sharp eye and keen ear.

Donning camouflage cloaks, capturing some rounds of bread and a flask of water, Noah went in the morning on one of the heights at the forefront of defense.

Like a hunter stalking the beast, so Adamia crept to close quarters and beat the Nazis from his sniper rifle without a miss.