The White Death illustrated story

The story about Simo Häyhä, one of the worlds greatest snipers and soldiers.

Read more about Häyhä:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4
http://sites.google.com/site/whitedeathfacts/


Read more about the winter war:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War

Music by Apocalyptica.
0:00 Deathzone
3:40 Farewell
5:20 Ruska

Category:

Education

Tags:

• the
• white
• death
• sniper
• world
• war
• ww2
• winter
• simo
• häyhä
• hayha
• finland
• finnish

[thesantiso]

AXIS FOREVER

[aaneton]

@thesantiso During winter war Finland was on neither side. All the western (Brits, US, France, Scandinavia etc) countries were rooting for Finland.

Finalnd fought alone against Russia after Stalin and Hitler made a pact to divide easter Europe between them. Later after the Winter war, Finland asked for help from Germany to fight Russian again = Continuation War, after that Finland fought again against Germany in Lapland War (all this during WW2).

[aaneton]

@aaneton So Finland "switched"sides between Axis and Allies twice during WW2, seriously they were only trying to survive between German and Soviet. And succeeeded in a sense that despite losses Finland was never invaded by any agressor and independence was kept.

[gudadryckful]

"Brave soldiers of Finland! I enter on this task at a time when our hereditary enemy is once again attacking our country. Confidence in one's commander is the first condition for success. You know me and I know you and know that everyone in the ranks is ready to do his duty even to death. This war is nothing other than the continuation and final act of our War of Independence. We are fighting for our homes, our faith, and our country." -Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

[aaneton]

Winston Churchill has a very nice speech about Finland after the war aswell

Google: Winston Churchill house of many mansions

Check 6th chpater starting:

Only Finland-superb, nay, sublime-in the jaws of peril-Finland shows what free men can do...

[tommygunner13]

what incident did russia stage on the border? im very curious

[aaneton]

@tommygunner13

Check wikipedia: Article: Winter War, section: Shelling of Mainila



[scapicoco]

@svampbobify It's not a sure thing... but one sources said he shot the attacker dead, then pass out...

[failgamer9999]

That bullet that hit him may have actually just been a regular bullet that had tumbled upon impact, which would probably have left him in a very similar state.

[swedishhunter21]

:')

[GTAmyytit]

@svampbobify I don't think so you can kill someone when you get exploding bullet in your cheek and fall to ground

[TheMrlowe98]

@Sybrew he didn't die from the bullet. He died from natural causes, so in his so called 'cod" career, he actually went 881:0, then died after retirement

[svampbobify]

that russian soilder that shot him, simo did kill him?

[Streangul]

Hail to Häyhä, the hero of freedom, one of the simple men and women of brave Finland ! Impressive video, excellent music. Greetings from Romania.