William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 10-10-15

Finnish sniper Simo Hayha killed 542 Soviet soldiers in 100 days when the USSR was invading his country in 1939-1940. William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 10-10-15

Finnish sniper Simo Hayha killed 542 Soviet soldiers in 100 days when the USSR was invading his country in 1939-1940.

He wore camouflage that let him blend in perfectly with the snow and was known by the enemy as “The White Death.”

The enemy tried to kill him numerous times with counter-sniper teams and artillery,  and did manage to blow off half his face.

He lived, however, to the age of 96 dying in 2002.

Hat tip Bob Small

Simo Hayha

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