The Greatest and Deadliest Sniper in Military History - Simo Häyhä

When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in the winter of 1939, one Finnish sniper truly distinguished himself. His name was Simo Häyhä. The Red Army referred to him as the White Death, and for good reason. An excellent marksman, Simo became the greatest sniper of history with a kill score of 542. He managed to attain this in just 98 (!) days.

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In November 1939, the Soviet Union invaded their much-smaller neighbour Finland. It marked the start of the so-called Winter War. This war, lasting for just a little over three months, saw many heroic Finnish soldiers stand up against the better equipped and much larger Red Army behemoth. One of those soldiers that truly distinguished himself was the sniper Simo Häyhä. In merely 98 days, he managed to kill 542 Red Army soldiers, a staggering number. It didn’t just propel him among history’s most successful snipers, no. In just 98 days, Simo Häyhä managed to shatter any sniper victory score, a record that has not been matched by anyone before or since. And what is more, Simo managed to achieve this using no other equipment than any ordinary Finnish soldier had at his disposal. Including a rudimentary iron sight instead of scope on his rifle.

In 1922, at the age of 17, he joined the local Finnish civil guard. He finished middle school and intended to take over his father’s farm once he became too old to operate it.
In the civil guard Simo’s talent was discovered: marksmanship. He practiced with the Mosin-Nagant M1891, a Russian-built five-shot bolt action internal magazine fed military rifle. And he was quite adept at it. Finnish militias distributed this Russian gun and ammunition for free among its members. From December 1925 to March 1927, Simo fulfilled his mandatory military service, completing his time at the rank of Corporal.

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Sources:

Feist, Paul. The Redwood Stumper: the Newsletter of the Redwood Gun Club, 2010.
Saarelainen, Tapio AM. The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä. Casemate, 2016.

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