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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ac2000" data-source="post: 7052617" data-attributes="member: 132852"><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2hdvfaa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Simo Häyhä, During the 1939–1940 Winter War, in temperatures as low as –40  °C, the sniper undertook a killing spree that saw him  single-handedly take the lives of at least 700 men in less than 100  days. Over 500 of these he shot using a standard, bolt-action rifle with  non-telescopic sights. He was nicknamed "The  White Death" among his enemies. -- <img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/oa5b3p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2e0s57m.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/fkpt8g.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Simo Häyhä was Born near the present day Finnish-Russian border, Häyhä was a farmer  and hunter before entering combat. His skills sharpened by  the sort of training only life can offer, this tough little outdoorsman  was always going to be a handful, and when the Red Army invaded Finland  three months after the outbreak of WWII, Häyhä heard the call of duty. Häyhä stood just 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) tall,  which was one basis for his choice of weapon, an M/28 or M28/30 Soviet  Mosin-Nagant rifle that suited his small frame. He also rejected a  scoped rifle in favour of basic iron sights for other reasons: it meant  he presented less of target as he could keep his head lower; it negated  the risk of his position being exposed by sun glare in a telescopic  lens; and lastly open sights were not prone to fogging up or breaking  which was a concern in the snow and ice of the Winter War. Häyhä was a  professional. Of course an iron-sighted rifle also made aiming more difficult, but  with 505 confirmed kills as a sniper – the other 200 he shot using a  sub-machine gun – Häyhä clearly had a keen eye. Another tactic this  greatest of gunmen used to conceal his own position from the enemy was  to compact the snow before him so that his shot would not disturb the  snow, and in true commando fashion he also kept his mouth was full of  snow so that his breath did not give him away. Despite such measures, Häyhä’s fearful reputation preceded him, and the  advancing Soviets tried several strategies specifically designed to  dispose of this deadly lone menace. Teams of counter-snipers and  artillery units were deployed with the sole purpose of eliminating The  White Death, but the snow-covered forests of Finland were his hunting  grounds, not theirs. -- Eventually, however, the Finnish sharpshooter’s exploits caught up with  him. On March 6 1940, he was shot in the face while on the frontline by a  Russian soldier. The exploding bullet went through his jaw and blew off  his left cheek, with the soldiers who picked him up and brought him  back to base reporting that “half his head was missing”. Yet Häyhä –  said to be a quiet, affable man – was still able to survive. <img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2maeqc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The heroic stand taken by Simo Häyhä and his fellow Fins against Soviet  forces that outnumbered them by as much as 100:1 is often referred to as  The Miracle of Kollaa. When the war had ended, Häyhä was promoted  straight from corporal to second lieutenant. He went on to become a  successful moose hunter and lived to the age of 96. When he was asked  about his service, he stated, “I only did what was ordered, and did it  as well as I could.” Asked what the key to his success was, his short  answer was, “Practice… and clear days.” </blockquote>

Verification: Haya warak paha keeyada? (haya wadi kireema paha)

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