Simo Häyhä

Simo Häyhä
Simo Häyhä
	Häyhä after being awarded the honorary rifle model 28.
Nickname	White Death
Born	December 17, 1905; Rautjärvi, Finland, Russian Empire
Died	April 1, 2002 (aged 96); Hamina, Finland
Allegiance	Finland
Years of service	1925–1940
Rank	Alikersantti (Corporal) during the Winter War, promoted to Vänrikki (Second Lieutenant) shortly afterward
Unit	Infantry Regiment 34
Battles/wars	Winter War
Awards	Cross of Liberty, 3rd class and 4th class;; Medal of Liberty, 1st class and 2nd class;; Cross of Kollaa Battle

Simo Hayha (December 17, 1905 – April 1, 2002) was a Finnish soldier. He has the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills in any major war.^[2] The Russian soldiers began to call him as "White Death". He had over 500 confirmed kills during Winter war, which lasted only 105 days.

Simo Häyhä spent his last years in Ruokolahti, a small village in southeastern Farrari land like lol

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Actor Steven Wiig portrayed Häyhä in the 2012 HBO docudrama Hemingway & Gellhorn. Sabaton also wrote a song about Hayha.

Simo Häyhä Media

Häyhä during his first years in the army
Häyhä in Kollaa on 17 February 1940, right after being awarded the honorary rifle.
Häyhä after being promoted to second lieutenant in 1940. He was disfigured after being shot in the face by a Red Army soldier earlier that year.
The Kollaa and Simo Häyhä Museum [fi] in Miettilä, Rautjärvi, Finland
Häyhä's gravestone in Ruokolahti Church graveyard, South Karelia, Finland, with the inscription: Home – Religion – Fatherland

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lappalainen, Jukka-Pekka (6 December 2001) (in Finnish) (fee required). Kollaa kesti, niin myös Simo Häyhä. Helsinki. http://www.hs.fi/arkisto/artikkeli/Kollaa+kesti+niin+my%C3%B6s+Simo+H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4/HS20011206SI1HU01h8v?useToken=true. Retrieved 19 February 2011. ^{[dead link]}
↑ Rayment, Sean (30 April 2006). "The long view". The Daily Telegraph (London). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1517044/The-long-view.html. Retrieved 30 March 2009.

[HS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Lappalainen, Jukka-Pekka (6 December 2001) (in Finnish) (fee required). Kollaa kesti, niin myös Simo Häyhä. Helsinki. http://www.hs.fi/arkisto/artikkeli/Kollaa+kesti+niin+my%C3%B6s+Simo+H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4/HS20011206SI1HU01h8v?useToken=true. Retrieved 19 February 2011. ^{[dead link]}

[Telegraph-2] Rayment, Sean (30 April 2006). "The long view". The Daily Telegraph (London). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1517044/The-long-view.html. Retrieved 30 March 2009.

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