The incredible story of finnish sniper simo hayha around. Staring sadly at the wasted life that lay in the snow a few yards off, berwald couldnt help but rant quietly in his head. An airstrip had been carved out of the normandy countryside, costing the lives of 28 army engineers at the hands of. The finnish ski troops approached the lines from the front and back and knocked out the lead. How a small force of finnish ski troops fought off a. Over the course of 100 days in the winter war of 19391940 he recorded 505 confirmed kills of soviet soldiers. Nov 22, 2009 since it is doubtful that wotc will release a finnish sniper any time soon i think we should make a custom card for it. These two sniper weapons are meant for clandestine work. The russians had an amazing marksmanship program prewar, even for civilians. Simo hayha, also known as the white death is widely regarded as the most skilled and successful sniper there ever was, with over 500 kills to his name. This is funny but a finnish actor, totally unknown in finland, is very popular in russia after being in several russian movies. Simo hayha was a finnish sniper in world war ii with some terrifying stats. December 17, 1905 april 1, 2002, nicknamed white death by the red army, was a finnish marksman. How a small force of finnish ski troops fought off a massive.
He used a finnishproduced m2830 rifle, a variant of the mosinnagant rifle, and a suomi kp31 sub machine gun. Allied snipers in 15 extraordinary photographs during wwii. This is a nicely prepared summary of the life and military role of the finnish sniper, simo hayha of wwii. Later, by order of the high command, it was also made available to snipers of the other armed services. The british military fielded a sniper version with a 3. Since it is doubtful that wotc will release a finnish sniper any time soon i think we should make a custom card for it. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 193940 winter war, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. He has been credited with a mindboggling 505 reported kills, which is actually the highest number of confirmed sniper kills in the history for any major war. After joining sniper school, nina was posted to the.
Hitler like napoleon did not bargain for two major factors that would turn the tide of the war. The stock is of plastic treated to be nonreflective. Why were soviets so extremely effective snipers in ww2. So far i know that there was a finnish sniper who scared the living crap out of the soviets. And what relevance does it have with the topic of this thread. Using a modified mosinnagant in the winter war, he acquired the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills 505 in any major war.
Over 500 of these he shot using a standard, boltaction rifle with nontelescopic sights. Apr 14, 2010 during the 19391940 winter war, in temperatures as low as 40 c, the finnish sniper undertook a killing spree that saw him singlehandedly take the lives of at least 700 men in less than 100 days. This was second improved mosinnagant rifle of suojeluskunta finnish civil guard. The finnish army has produced such rifles since the nation was founded. Lee enfield has a big mag and aim assist but is otherwise outclassed by the other 2 bolt actions. Aug 24, 2008 this is a video of finnish sniper, not the best of the world but certainly the fearlest and indomitable will soldiers. Warning thread dramatic sniper footage ww2 burmese jungle 1944 might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. In comparison to the russians and the finns the germans were neophytes. They are built around standard actions for a boltaction rifle, with the addition of a sight mount that can use both western or eastern bloc scopes and nightvision equipment. The rifle is a minor thing, a good sniper will be good with any decent rifle and all the wwii rifles were decent.
As such, this felt like a good opportunity to compare and contrast the training, equipment, and employment of these. The russians had an amazing marksmanship program prewar, even for civilians the finns were such grea. When the tide of the war turned, only then wehrmacht realized the importance of having snipers and started professional sniper training courses in 1943. A british sniper takes aim through the telescopic sights of his rifle on the range at a sniper training school in france, 27 july 1944. One of finnish commanders most effective strategies, however, was the weaponization of their enemys hunger. Early in the battle of kollaa, the soviets employed tactics of overwhelming force, but the finns developed a counterstrategy called motti tactics, a name derived from the finnish word for encircled. Finnish defenders sometimes took fallen, frozen russian soldiers and posed them upright as psychological warfare. The finnish sniper who killed 700 red army soldiers in 100 days, and my reply is based on the very same war.
Gary gordon famous snipers in history pictures cbs news. Aug 03, 2018 it was a team of two snipers josef allerberger and matthaus hetzenauer. Sep 27, 2016 scandinavian sniper finnish and swedish marksmen on september 27, 2016 october 1, 2016 by corporal frisk in army by an interesting coincidence, both the finnish defence forces official podcast radio kipina as well as sweidsh authorhistorian lars gyllenhaals militart med gyllenhaal podcast dealt with todays snipers in their. Scharfschutzenabzeichen was a world war ii german military decoration awarded to snipers. This is the first topic regarding the russofinnish war in this forum from me, so no chance.
For finnish defense planners like their counterparts in nations such as singapore and israel conscription is viewed as essential. Dec 08, 2019 finnish armed forces 19411944 by kretaner december 8, 2019 december 9, 2019 air forces, armed forces, armies, axis, navies, ww2 strength and organization of the army, air force and navy of finland in the continuation war against the soviet union. He didnt care who did it or how, but if this sniper was going to go down he was going to make it soon. The book is high quality with an abundance of good photographs and documentation of the life of the most prolific sniper of all time. Jan 26, 2010 a collection of wwii sniper footage, showing weapons, training and combat action of german, american, japanese, russian and british snipers. He helped defend finland from the soviets during world war ii. Some of these rifles were modified to m2830 before the war. Serving under him was the humbler simo hayha, historys most deadly sniper, nicknamed the white death by the red army and. This is a video of finnish sniper, not the best of the world but certainly the fearlest and indomitable will soldiers. German ww2 wwii sniper scope original bmj high turret k98. Russian sniper game online russian sniper game special. World war 2 sniper is a freeshooting game online at gameslist. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day.
Another word for opposite of meaning of rhymes with sentences with find word forms translate from english translate to english words with friends scrabble crossword codeword words starting with words ending with words containing exactly words containing letters pronounce find conjugations find names. Kar98k for faster fire rate, zoom in, less sway etc. Til of white death, a finnish sniper in ww2, who holds the record for the most confirmed kills 505 in any major war. During that crisis around 40 militants from chechnya took theatre goers hostage in a siege that was ended when. Finnish sniper chapter 1, a hetalia axis powers fanfic. Maybe youll spot the few frames of finnish soldiers as. When asked what he felt when killing an enemy soldier, he responded, the recoil. Hitlers biggest mistake of world war ii which led to the decline of his marauding army was the invasion of russia. Initially, it was only eligible to personnel serving in the german army and the waffenss. An excellent weapon accurate at ranges beyond normal submachinegun use. Dec 23, 20 how a small force of finnish ski troops fought off a massive soviet army. How were snipers used on the western front during ww2. War is over main page ww2 infantry top atr and mg crew of ussr atirador especial russo, francotirador ruso, finskytte, tiratore scelto rusa, tireur embusque, heroic russian sniper aces, ww2snipers. The page lists 40 games related to the game world war 2 sniper, enjoy.
He called to everyone who had witnessed the same thing he had. It was derived from snipe, a wading bird characterized by its long bill and crypsis plumage. Scandinavian sniper finnish and swedish marksmen corporal. This photo shows a sniper team with a scoped moisin nagant rifle and a suomi m31 submachinegun. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2. Til that finnish sniper simo hayha nicknamed white death for his 200 confirmed enemy kills was known to keep snow in his mouth while sniping to prevent his steamy breaths from giving away his position in the cold air. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over.
It is based on the mosinnagant rifle, using the same in some cases antique receivers. While official sniper rifle models used by finnish army during world war are listed above, there were also some sniper rifles which did not fit to any of these categories and can only be best called as mixed sniper rifles. Springfield for pure damage, it 1hks to everything but the foot. How a small force of finnish ski troops fought off a massive soviet army. The deadliest sniper in history, simo hayha the white death. Jul 20, 2016 as a result, red army commanders began to refuse to move large numbers of troops across frozen bodies of water, instead channeling their troops into nearby forests where finnish snipers and machine gunners would patiently lie in wait. He got something around 500 kills in a few weeks which is insane, however he didnt use a scope, just iron sights. Simo hayha was a finnish marksman of the highest order, and his weapon of choice was the finnish m2830 rifle, which he used in the winter war 1939. Bought by suojeluskunta civil guard, used by finnish army in world war 2, one of the rifle models issued mainly to frontline infantry use. A collection of wwii sniper footage, showing weapons, training and combat action of german, american, japanese, russian and british snipers. Snipers training at the same sniper school as the photographs above, somewhere in a french village, 27 july 1944.
Simo hayha may have used the suomi for more kills than his rifle. It was two weeks after dday, a few miles from the bloody shores of omaha beach. Ww2incolor is made up of a large ww2 photograph collection of over 45 thousand images which have been viewed over 110 million times over the last few years. Italian police seize 400,000 illegally imported masks. The sniper rifles then were all regular service rifles with a scope. A sniper applying camouflage face cream at a sniper school in a normandy village, 27 july 1944.