The white death, an album by fleurety white death, a song by sabaton from coat of arms. Mar 27, 2018 before long, hayha had gained a reputation among the russians as the white death, the tiny sniper who lay in wait and could hardly be seen in the snow. I shot and reloaded a long as there were any enemies present, during the winter war, 19591940, finnish sniper simo hayha was known to the russians as white death, in, less than one hundred days hayha accumulated 542 kills, a record thats lands to this day. This book covers various aspects of his time as a sniper including how the soviets tried several ploys to get rid of. White death belaya smert simo had four brothers and three sisters. He was later enlisted as a sniper in the finnish army, and his battleground was mostly in the snow, hence many photos of him are him dressed in all white looking a bit like james bond. The russians nicknamed him white death a name that suited the entire finnish army in. A video on the lessons all shooters can learn from the finnish sniper simo hayha, the greatest sniper of all time. The remarkable story of the finnish marksman nicknamed white death by the red army for his record number of confirmed kills. He also gained a reputation among the finnish people. Simo hayha aka the white death is widely regarded as the most hardcore sniper there ever was, with over 500 kills to his name.
Book excerpt about a woman in vietnam nicknamed apache. Nicknamed the white death for his totally white camouflage and eerie white mask he wore in combat, the finnish marksman amassed at least 505 confirmed sniper kills during the winter war between finland and the soviet union. According to an american study, an average of 7,000 riflecalibre shots were required to achieve one combat kill during the first world war. Proudly presents a series of article from sa man doug bowser. White death finish sniper ww2 505 kills the fringe. Excerpt by author taipo saarelainen, the white sniper. The latest sabaton history video is on simo hayha, the finnish sniper known as the white death, with what is likely the highest recorded kill count for a sniper in any conflict. However, if you are going purely on skill level, accuracy, and the overall kill record, there is no sniper in history as deadly as the man who was nicknamed the white death. The worlds most successful sniper verified purchasewhats this. One russian sniper killed several finnish soldiers and three officers and was on the hunt for a particularly troublesome finn with a mosinnagant m91. The finnishsoviet winter war of 19391940 lasted barely 100 days, but in that time span, the finnish army, and especially one sniper, made a dramatic case for the advantages of having infantryman who were skilled riflemen and outdoorsmen. Doesnt stop anybody from circlejerking anytime the simo hayha name shows up on reddit, or the small fact that the finns lost the winter war. Simo hayhas involvement in the winter war was very extraordinary. Author taipo saarelainen here writes on the deadliest sniper in history simo hayha the subject of his book on the white sniper.
Over the course of 100 days in the winter war of 19391940 he recorded 505 confirmed kills of soviet soldiers. Those were the kills reported by the sniper and i wouldnt be surprised if they were inflated by his superiors for propaganda purposes. Simuna, magic shooter taikaampuja russian nickname. This was a great book providing a lot of information about this amazing sniper. White death finnish sniper simo hayha taken down by russian. Rifles of the white death, first edition titled rifles of the snow, by doug bowser was really the first major english publication to cover the finnish mosin nagant line of rifles in any detail.
During the war, the white death was one of the leading themes of finnish. The man from rautajarvi aka the white death best snipers series. From now, finding the completed site that markets the completed publications will be several, however we are the relied on website to go to. White death finnish sniper simo hayha sabaton history 028. He helped defend his homeland from the soviets during world war ii. One lone finnish sniper, simo hayha, was responsible for 505 of them. Product information i felt nothing towards the enemy. His brother antti died in the finnish civil war, juhana was wounded, and tuomas died of sunstroke. Apr 01, 2002 one of the playable characters in sanctum 2 is a whitebodied robotic sniper called simo.
One of the deadliest snipers ever to roam the face of the earth was simo hayha, who fought on the finnish side during the winter war in 1939. I will have to say though that the book could have been structured better and a further proof read would have been good. Hayha simuna simo, nicknamed white death born nicknamed white death born in the municipality of rautjarvi near the presentday border of finland and russia, and was a finnish marksman in wwii. He helped defend finland from the soviets during world war ii. The memoirs of stalins sniper greenhill sniper library. Not a man who liked to talk a lot about what he did in the winter war, which doesnt make for a very entertaining book, mentioning only two or three short sniper kill stories. Anyway, all of the numbers are sort of ballpark, really. All of his sniper kills would be achieved during the winter war of 1939 to 1940.
Later in his book, rantamaa credited simo with 542 sniper kills. Jul 09, 2018 with at least 505 confirmed kills during the winter war of 193940 between finland and the soviet union, simo hayha has been labelled the deadliest sniper in history. Jan 28, 2010 the unconfirmed number for the white death s kills are those kills that he reported, but that went unwitnessed by a third party. Simo was an amazing soldier and one of the greatest snipers to ever live. The infographics show the white death the best sniper. Its not like belligerents get together after the war and compare notes and forensic evidence on who killed whom. Simo hayha, the white death in his winter camouflage, 1940. I had never heard of this finnish hero and the book gives insight into the. What followed was a dreadful loss of lives for the russians. Feb 17, 2019 simo simuna hayha was a finnish sniper who earned the ominous nickname, the white death. This book covers various aspects of his time as a sniper including how the soviets tried several ploys to get rid of him, including countersnipers and artillery strikes. These are the 10 deadliest snipers in history tribunist. One sniper they named white death took out so many russians that heavy artillery was used to destroy his supposed hides and groups of russian snipers tried to kill him.
A man with steady nerves and always thinking ahead. Upon news of the hostilities, he gathered up food, plain white camouflage, and his ironsighted sako m2830a variant of the soviet mosinnagant rifleand went to defend his country. During the winter war fought between russia and finland from 1939 to 1940, he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that stil. Nonetheless, he made a full recovery and became a successful moose hunter and dog breeder after world war ii, and even hunted with finnish president urho kekkonen. A rare photo of the legendary finnish sniper simo hayha. Corporal simo hayha was legendary finnish war hero who was better known as the white death or belaja smert. Dec 26, 20 simo hayha, also known as the white death, was a finnish sniper who is credited with killing 505 enemy troops within 100 days during the winter war against the soviet union from 1939 to 1940. Before the fourmonth war ended, humble hayha would gain infamy among the russian invaders, and come to be known as the white death. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 193940 winter war, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war.
Pin by stephen munger on gungho simo hayha, simo, sniper. Since this is the case it can rightly be credited with doing much to spread the word on these uncommon military arms. During the winter war fought between russia and finland in 1939 1940 he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still. During the winter war fought between russia and finland from 1939 to 1940, he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. Simo hayha, also known as the white death is widely regarded as the most skilled and successful sniper there ever was, with over 500 kills to his name. However he was also met with hate and even death threats. Here, tapio saarelainen shares the story of the finnish sniper and how he achieved his nickname white death. Historys deadliest sniper this rifle was the standard issued one for finnish infantry in the late 1930s and simo liked the reliability of the model and the consistency of its shot. Simo hayha, 19052002, dubbed the white death by russians finnish supersniper during russofinnish war 19391940 unless otherwise indicated, all illustrations are courtesy of wikipediatoday in military history. March 6, 1940the military history of the human race comprises not only stories of large groups of men and machines clashing, but also the small histories of individual men. The man from rautajarvi aka the white death best snipers series book 3 kindle edition this is a very good short book about simo hayha. His units captain antti rantamaa credited him with 259 confirmed kills by sniper rifle and an equal number of kills by sub machine gun during the winter war. Simo hayha the white death worlds deadliest sniper. However i would recommend this book if you are wanting to know more of the remarkable finnish sniper simo hayha.
Feb 15, 2018 simo hayha is considered to be the greatest sniper of all time, reported to have taken 505 kills. He was nicknamed white death by his russian prey and held the record for the most recorded confirmed kills in any major conflict for a sniper. The following line drawings and text are used with the permission of doug bowser author of the new finnish mosin nagant collectors handbook, rifles of the white death. Its a pretty good book and it chronicles the most prolific sniper of wwii and his work during the winter war between finland and russia. During the fights as a sniper hayha recorded 505 enemy kills which is still today unreachable. I read it, but dont remember the clip about apache. How white death simo hayha became the deadliest sniper in. I believe hathcock came in second as the top ten sniper in history behind the guy they called the white death simo hayha finnish he also only use an iron sighted bolt action rifle and has the highest recorded confirmed kills at 705. He used a finnish produced m2830 rifle, a variant of the mosinnagant rifle, and a suomi kp31 sub machine gun.
The russians nicknamed him white deatha name that could apply to the entire finnish army in this period of the war. In borderlands 2, one legendary sniper rifle was called the white death ironically manufactured by the russian. Some will undoubtedly wonder why there is so much general information and so little detail about lt. A farmer in civilian life and a prizewinning marksman, the taciturn hayha kept to himself and rarely said a word as he went about his grim business. Based on true events, finnish rifleman simo hayha strikes fear in the hearts of russian invading soldiers, as he hides camoflaged in the snow covered hills of eastern finland during the winter war of 1939 to 1940.
The white death, lessons of finnish sniper simo hayha for. The incredible story of finnish sniper simo hayha simo hayha. Simo hayha the deadliest sniper in history forces network. Winter war 19391940 when the russian red army invaded finland. The man from rautajarvi aka the white death best snipers series book 3, by robert f. He was asked in 1998 how he had become such a good sniper. Apparently, the soviets were a bit behind the finnish in this respect, and their army was deckedout in normal army clothing. White death finnish sniper simo hayha sabaton history 028 official one of the deadliest snipers ever to roam the face of the earth was simo hayha, who fought on the finnish side during the winter war in 1939 and 1940. So russian troops outnumbering the defending finnish soldiers 100to1 moved in to force finland to her knees. There have been many great snipers in history and who can take the title of the greatest is a topic of debate. We have had a number of books and movies recently about the. Simo hayha the deadliest sniper in military history youtube.