Simo Häyhä. Finland. 1939 - 1940.
A member of the 34th Infantry Regiment and a farmer by trade, Simo Häyhä
became a most feared sniper during the 1939-40 (30 November 1939 14 March
1940) Winter invasion of Finland by the Soviet Union. Using nothing more than
an iron sighted Mosin-Nagant Model 28, Simo is credited with killing 505
Russians during a nine month period - a feat still unmatched today by any
sniper in any conflict. The impact of Simo and men like him forced the Soviets
to pay dearly for their transgressions. While Finland lost the Winter war, it
cost the Soviets 1,000,000 men killed out of the 1,500,000 man invading
force*. The Finns lost a total of 25,000 men in that conflict. A testament to
their bravery and determination in the face of amazing odds.
He passed away on April 1st 2002 at the age of 96

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