Simo Häyhä after being awarded with the honorary Mosin-Nagant rifle model 28, February 1, 1940. Häyhä was a Finnish sniper in the Winter War (1939–1940). In just 100 days, he achieved over 500 confirmed, mostly using a simple iron-sighted Mosin–Nagant rifle. Soviet troops feared him so much that it earned him the nickname "White Death". #ww2 #military #sniper #soldier | The War Rooms

Finnish soldier Simo Häyhä, known as the White Death, is considered the deadliest sniper in history. During the Winter War (1939–1940), he is credited with over 500 confirmed kills — all while using an iron-sight rifle without a scope. He preferred it that way. Scopes glinted in the sun. Iron sights didn’t. He blended into the snow and waited for hours without moving. Soviet soldiers were so terrified of him that entire units were ordered to hunt him down — and most of them didn’t return. @scary