Military · 1905–2002

Simo Häyhä

Finnish sniper credited with hundreds of kills during the Winter War

Did you know?He preferred using iron sights over telescopic lenses to avoid the glint of the sun revealing his position.

Simo Häyhä (17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname The White Death, was a Finnish military sniper during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union in World War II. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30 rifle (a variant of the Mosin–Nagant) and a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun.

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Born: December 17, 1905 · Rautjärvi, Finland
Died: April 1, 2002
Nationality: Finn
Known for: Military

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