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Simo Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] ⓘ; 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death (Finnish: Valkoinen kuolema; Russian: Белая смерть, romanized: Belaya smert’), was a Finnish military sniper during World War II in the 1939–1940 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
The legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, nicknamed the "White Death", would see his first battle on the Kollaa front. He is credited with at least 505 confirmed kills during the war, according to Finnish military records. [3]
According to Helander, the 1982 film First Blood and the real-life Finnish military sniper Simo Häyhä, who fought against the Red Army, served as inspirations for the film. [12] Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired the film's worldwide distribution rights outside of the Nordic countries and Lionsgate Films acquired the film's North ...
1900–1920. 1918–1920. World War One and Russian Civil War sniper. Regular member of The 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death. One of the highest confirmed number of kills of any female at 93 kills using only the iron sights of a 7.62×54mm Mosin-Nagant Model 1891. 93. Russian Republic. Timothy Murphy. 1751–1818.
Simo Häyhä, the legendary Finnish sniper, known as "the White Death" by Soviets. The strength of the Red Army north of Lake Ladoga in Ladoga Karelia surprised the Finnish Headquarters. Two Finnish divisions were deployed there, the 12th Division led by Lauri Tiainen and the 13th Division led by Hannu Hannuksela.
Vänrikki (Finnish: [ˈʋænrikːi]) (Second lieutenant, Swedish: Fänrik), from the German fähnrich, is a Finnish commissioned officer rank (OF1). A typical assignment for a professional vänrikki is as junior instructor of recruits.
Simo Häyhä (シモ・ヘイヘ, Shimo Heihe) A Finnish sniper and war veteran from the 20th century, recognized as the deadliest marksman in history. Grigori Rasputin (グリゴリー・ラスプーチン, Gurigorī Rasupūchin) A Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man from the early 20th century. Sakata Kintoki (坂田 金時, Sakata no ...
Finnish Lance Corporal Simo Häyhä, nicknamed "White Death", [101] was a sniper during the Winter War and is regarded by many as the most effective sniper in the history of warfare, being credited with killing up to 705 Soviet soldiers (505 sniper kills, and estimated 200 sub-machine gun kills) in fewer than 100 days.