Simo "Simuna" Häyhä ( 17December 1905 – 1April 2002) was a Finnish military sniper in the Second World War during the 1939–1940 Winter War against the Soviet Union. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30, a variant of the Mosin–Nagant rifle, and a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. Häyhä is believed to have killed over 500 men during the Winter War, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war.
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17 December 1905 Rautjarvi, Finland
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Died |
1 April 2002 (aged 96) Hamina, Finland
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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