Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simo Häyhä used his personal Model 28-30 rifle, a model nicknamed ‘the Spitz’ - Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive On December 21 ...

During the Winter War of 1939, a lone Finnish sniper earned a reputation that spread fear throughout the Red Army. This video tells the story of Simo Häyhä, known as the White Death, and examines how ...

Simo Häyhä became a legend for the number of Soviet soldiers he killed, but his story only makes sense inside the savage reality of the Winter War itself. This is the brutal truth behind the White ...