Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (died 2002)

Simo Häyhä

Finnish military sniper (1905–2002)

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…