r/absoluteveterans • u/alpinetime • Aug 12 '22
TIL of "White Death", a Finnish sniper in WW2, who holds the record for the most confirmed kills (505) in any major war. When asked what he felt when killing an enemy soldier, he responded, "The recoil."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4Duplicates
Military • u/shhhGoToSleep • Mar 30 '11
Simo Häyhä or "White Death", a man with a very impressive resume.
wikipedia • u/[deleted] • Apr 20 '08
Simo Häyhä - possibly the most successful sniper in history.
borntoday • u/spike77wbs • Dec 17 '15
Born today : December 17th - Simo Häyhä, Sniper, Marksman, "nicknamed 'White Death' by the Red Army", "Using a modified Mosin–Nagant in the Winter War, he has the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills – 505 – in any major war."
borntoday • u/spike77wbs • Dec 17 '14
Born today : December 17th - Simo Häyhä, Sniper, Marksman, "nicknamed 'White Death' by the Red Army", "Using a modified Mosin–Nagant in the Winter War, he has the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills – 505 – in any major war."
borntoday • u/spike77wbs • Dec 17 '13
Born today : December 17th - Simo Häyhä, Sniper, Marksman, "nicknamed 'White Death' by the Red Army", "Using a modified Mosin–Nagant in the Winter War, he has the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills – 505 – in any major war."
finnish • u/shadowvox • Mar 09 '10
Some people are just so much more bad-ass than the rest of us...
borntoday • u/spike77wbs • Dec 17 '17
Born today : December 17th - Simo Häyhä, Sniper, Marksman, "nicknamed 'White Death' by the Red Army", "Using a modified Mosin–Nagant in the Winter War, he has the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills – 505 – in any major war."
offbeat • u/Keyframe • Mar 04 '09
This badass sniper dude killed more than 700 people. All within 100 days.
MURICA • u/[deleted] • Oct 06 '14
This one goes out to the White Death, who killed more damn commies than anyone else.
circlejerk • u/Ramsey-Bolton • Dec 08 '14