PropertyValue
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Simo Häyhä
  • Simo Häyhä
rdfs:comment
  • Simo Häyhä (; December 17, 1905 – April 1, 2002), nicknamed "White Death" (, ; ; ) by the Red Army, was a Finnish sniper. Using a modified Mosin–Nagant in the Winter War, he has the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills505in any major war.
owl:sameAs
Unit
  • Infantry Regiment 34
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
dbkwik:nonsensopedia/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
serviceyears
  • 1925
Birth Date
  • 1905-12-17
death place
  • Hamina, Finland
Nickname
  • White Death
Name
  • Simo Häyhä
Caption
  • Häyhä after being awarded the honorary rifle model 28.
confirmed kills
  • 505
Birth Place
  • Rautjärvi, Finland
Awards
death date
  • 2002-04-01
Rank
  • Alikersantti (Corporal) during the Winter War, promoted to Vänrikki (Second Lieutenant) shortly afterward
Battles
abstract
  • Simo Häyhä (; December 17, 1905 – April 1, 2002), nicknamed "White Death" (, ; ; ) by the Red Army, was a Finnish sniper. Using a modified Mosin–Nagant in the Winter War, he has the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills505in any major war.