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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.
Lauri Allan Törni (28 May 1919 – 18 October 1965), later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish-born soldier who fought under three flags: as a Finnish Army officer in the Winter War and the Continuation War ultimately gaining a rank of captain; as a Waffen-SS captain (under the alias Larry Laine) of the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS when he fought the Red Army on the ...
Four members of the lynching mob were charged for the killing, among them the Finnish nobleman Otto Johan Tandefelt: Killed by a mob in Stockholm after being blamed for the death of Crown Prince Carl August. Army soldiers were present at the scene, but were ordered not to interfere. 1971: Vladimir Rolović, Yugoslav Ambassador to Sweden
Pages in category "Finnish military personnel of World War II" The following 195 pages are in this category, out of 195 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
In contrast, the Finnish artillery could fire a maximum of 1,000 rounds per day. By the end of the battle, the ground was all but pulverized into slush. [ citation needed ] It was in this battle and surrounding ones that a Finnish war train distinguished itself, becoming iconic within the forces and raising morale at every loud appearance.
Koivunen was a Finnish soldier, assigned to a ski patrol on 15 March 1944 along with several other Finnish soldiers. Three days into their mission on 18 March, the group was attacked and surrounded by Soviet forces, from whom they were able to escape. [3] Koivunen became fatigued after skiing for a long distance but could not stop.
Deaths Notes Åbo Bloodbath: November 10, 1599 Turku: 14 Klaukkala axe murders: May 10, 1899 Nurmijärvi: 7 Officers' Swimming School September 1917 Viipuri: 20+ Massacre of Kornilovite high-ranking officers by Bolshevism-supporting soldiers [1] Toijala executions: April 15, 1918 Toijala: 100