Simo Häyhä
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title:
Simo Häyhä
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Simo Häyhä, often referred to by his nickname, The White Death, was a Finnish military sniper during World War II in the 1939–1940 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30 rifle and a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. Häyhä is believed to have killed over 500 enemy soldiers during the conflict, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. Consequently, he is often regarded as the deadliest sniper in history. Häyhä estimated in his private war memoir
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Finnish military sniper (1905–2002)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4
date created:
2003-12-21T22:33:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T04:35:36Z
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