Happy Birthday Simo Häyhä

[rudiewhitebwoy]

Hyvää Syntymäpäivää Simo Häyhä Joulukuu 17 1905 - Huhtikuu 1 2002

Happy Birthday Simo Häyhä December 17 1905 - April 1 2002

also know as "The White Death"

 

[clampett]

Why was his face like that? Did he get shot in the face, or did he have a stroke?

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Why was his face like that? Did he get shot in the face, or did he have a stroke?

He was shot by a counter sniper.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

View: https://youtu.be/fvCrE5NCsts

 

[Fritz the Cat]

View: https://youtu.be/1WZurJy4B9o

 

[Da_lucche]

He was shot by a counter sniper.

With an explosive round with that.

Interesting his engagement distances were kind of up close and personal for a sniper...100 to 166 yards.

 

[Mountain]

With an explosive round with that.

Interesting his engagement distances were kind of up close and personal for a sniper...100 to 166 yards.

Iron sights! That was his preference and probably the wise choice under those conditions.

Any Green Members reading this thread are welcome here if you have or can borrow an iron sight military issue rifle (or close facsimile thereof). Fabulous (LOL) prizes involved and bragging rights. Not 'green'? Sorry- go green first. I do this for winter fun and to support NES.

Winter Warrior 2022-2023 Postal Match for Iron Sight Military Rifles

 

[rep308]

Why was his face like that? Did he get shot in the face, or did he have a stroke?

Hell of a story, wikipedia is worth a read:

Simo Häyhä - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Injury

Häyhä after being promoted to second lieutenant in 1940. He was disfigured after being shot in the face by a Red Army soldier earlier that year
On 6 March 1940, Häyhä was severely wounded after an explosive bullet fired by a Red Army soldier hit his lower left jaw.[27] After the battle, as he appeared to be dead, he was placed on a pile of dead bodies. A fellow soldier, under orders from his commanding officer, searched for Häyhä, noticed a leg twitching among the pile and found Häyhä alive, although unconscious.[12] He was evacuated by fellow soldiers who said that "half his face was missing". The bullet had removed his upper jaw, most of his lower jaw, and most of his left cheek.[12]

Rumours of Häyhä's death spread around in Finland and the Soviet Union. He regained consciousness a week later on 13 March, the day that peace was declared. He read about his own death in a newspaper, and sent a letter to the paper to correct the misunderstanding.[10] He spent 14 months recovering from his wounds and endured 26 surgeries.[12]

Häyhä wished to serve in the Continuation War (1941–1944). However, he was excused due to the severity of his facial injuries, from which he was still recovering

 

[Road_Clam]

Wow, outstanding courage and a will to survive. Interesting history read. Thanks for sharing.

 

[SFC13557]

Great Story.

 

[Yazz]

View: https://youtu.be/1WZurJy4B9o

I have a Suomi 31.

Suomi M31: Finland’s Famous Submachine Gun

Designed by Finland’s most notable arms inventor, Aimo Lahti, the m/31 Suomi submachine gun is an iconic weapon of the Winter War and the Continuation War. It is a first-generation sub…

www.forgottenweapons.com

 

[SFC13557]

Considering Putin is such a fan of Russian history I guess he never read this story.

 

[gunner30]

 

[Coyote33]

 

[ridleyman]

Too bad he couldn't take out Stalin and his boy Beria at some point in his career. Tyrannical murderers like Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Xi, Kim, and others should have been eliminated by responsible governments before they become too powerful. It's not so simple, I'm sure, but it would save the world a lot of killing.

Although the fascists are not angels, I think the communists are far ahead in the body count. And now the left in this country is ascendant. Scary.

 

[SFC13557]

Too bad he couldn't take out Stalin and his boy Beria at some point in his career. Tyrannical murderers like Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Xi, Kim, and others should have been eliminated by responsible governments before they become too powerful. It's not so simple, I'm sure, but it would save the world a lot of killing.

Although the fascists are not angels, I think the communists are far ahead in the body count. And now the left in this country is ascendant. Scary.

Little Puty must be looking over his shoulder these days. Total miscalculation on the invasion of the Ukraine and the West is upping the ante with British longer range rockets and now Dementia Joe has greenlighted training Ukrainian Pilots to fly f-16's. Putin knows his life depends on victory in the Ukraine and it ain't looking good with the Ukrainian Counter offensive about to start.