Story Of "White Death", World's Deadliest Sniper

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Finland is known for producing some of the legendary snipers who inflicted heavy casualties on opponents

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One of them was Simo Hayha, a farmer, who was dubbed the "deadliest sniper in the world"

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He took part in target practice from a young age and showed his prowess when Soviet Union invaded Finland

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The 1939 Winter War lasted only for 105 days but Hayha inflicted significant damage on the Red Army

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Hayha accumulated around 500 kills, according to Daily Star that quoted his private memoirs

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Hayha was also an excellent skier that allowed him to travel quickly to new locations with very little noise

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According to the outlet, Hayha used the SAKO M/28-30 rifle, a Finnish version of the Russian Mosin Nagant

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He also wore white camouflage, making him very difficult to spot in the snow

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He was shot in the face with an explosive bullet but survived. He died in 2002 at the age of 96

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