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    Simo Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] ; 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death (Finnish: Valkoinen...
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    Winter War, Finnish snipers took a heavy toll of the invading Red Army. Simo Häyhä is credited with 505 confirmed kills, most with the Finnish version of...
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    example, Simo Häyhä is credited with having killed 505 Soviet soldiers, many of whom fell victim to his Finnish M/28-30 Mosin–Nagant rifle. Häyhä did not...
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    Rautjärvi is mostly well known as the birthplace of legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, a hero of the Winter War of World War II. Rautjärvi was first mentioned...
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    Folk Tale, ISBN 0-292-78376-0 The Story of Simo Häyhä, the White Death of Finland - The Culture Trip IS: Simo Häyhän muistikirja paljastaa tarkka-ampujan...
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  • the 1982 film First Blood and the real-life Finnish military sniper Simo Häyhä, who fought against the Red Army, served as inspirations for the film...
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  • London. Retrieved 30 March 2009. Tapio A.M. Saarelainen: Sankarikorpraali Simo Häyhä (2006) Buiso, Gary (1 January 2015). "Gritty Kurdish fighter gloats over...
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    German forces during World War II. During the Winter War, Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä was severely wounded after an explosive bullet fired by a Red Army soldier...
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  • biathlete in the 1970s Simo Häyhä (1905-2002), Finnish sniper in the Winter War, credited with the most confirmed kills in a major war Simo Krunić (born 1967)...
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  • Sniper. Juba is referenced multiple times in the 2017 war film The Wall. Simo Häyhä Lyudmila Pavlichenko Abu Tahsin al-Salihi Chris Kyle Clive Hulme Tha'ir...
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    anti-tank rifle Kekkonen, P. T. (26 October 1999). "LUKEMATTOMAT KIRJAT: Simo Häyhä, 'Valkoinen kuolema'". Gunwriters, Guns.connect.fi. Retrieved 17 April...
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    Canadian sniper with 378 confirmed kills, the highest in World War I Simo Häyhä, a Finnish sniper who, using a standard iron-sighted bolt-action rifle...
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    0.0004. S2CID 110326295. Saarelainen, Tapio (2016). The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä. Casemate. ISBN 978-1612004297. Sander, Gordon F. (2013). The Hundred...
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    punk band Kollaa Kestää [fi] uses the name. The legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, nicknamed the "White Death", would see his first battle on the Kollaa...
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  • 98 kills Chuck Mawhinney (United States Marine Corps) had 103 kills. Simo Häyhä, the record-holder for any major war with 505 confirmed kills. Longest...
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    by Lieutenant Juutilainen, also included the legendary military sniper Simo Häyhä, known as the "White Death." During the offensive phase of the Continuation...
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    armies, such as the song "White Death", honoring legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä. Sabaton is often referred to as a power metal band by both music critics...
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    Sniper Anthology, Martin Pegler (Ed.), (Frontline Books, 2012), Chapter on Simo Häyhä Hitler was My Friend: The Memoirs of Hitler's Photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann...
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  • French astrologer, physician and reputed seer from the 16th century. Simo Häyhä (シモ・ヘイヘ, Shimo Heihe) A Finnish sniper and war veteran from the 20th century...
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    northern Finland. Famous war heroes of the aforementioned wars include Simo Häyhä, Aarne Juutilainen, and Lauri Törni. The Armistice and treaty signed with...
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    art museum of the Finnish National Gallery in Helsinki. Finnish veteran Simo Häyhä, known better by his epithet the "White death" is buried in the graveyard...
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  • the Taiping Rebellion and restored the stability of the Qing Empire. Simo Häyhä – Finland, a legendary sharpshooter in the Winter War with 505 confirmed...
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    Estonia Røros, Norway Magnus Enckell (1870–1925), symbolist painter Simo Häyhä (1905–2002), a farmer and military sniper Pelle Miljoona (born 1955),...
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  • Stilwell, U.S. general "Valkoinen Kuolema" (Finnish for "white death") – Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper in Winter War "War Horse" – James Longstreet, Confederate...
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    river and area are associated with the exploits of the Finnish marksman Simo Häyhä, dubbed "the White Death", the gunman with the highest number of confirmed...
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  • Hemingway & Gellhorn. Under Philip Kaufman's direction, Wiig portrayed Simo Häyhä during the Winter War, leading a group of Finnish soldiers to shelter...
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    are expressions.[clarification needed] Martti Ahtisaari Anna Easteden Simo Häyhä, sniper during the Winter War. Ansa Ikonen Aarne Juutilainen Eino Luukkanen...
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    Snowsniper was released. The title is a reference to the Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, which Den Hollander explained in the media as being "about the cold-heartedness...
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    lakes. The Salpausselkä ridges run through the area. The famous sniper Simo Häyhä lived in Ruokolahti for 57 years after the 1939–40 Winter War. He is buried...
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  • and general, known in the Muslim world as "White Death of the Saracens" Simo Häyhä (1905–2002), Finnish sniper in the Winter War, nicknamed "White Death"...
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