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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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