Book about winter war finnish sniper

I find this to be a more apt title than the more excitingly titled american edition. Here we find finnish sniper tero toivanen as he tries to stay alive and deal. Here, tapio saarelainen shares the story of the finnish sniper and how he achieved his nickname white death this competition is now closed. This page is in no way intended to glorify the amount of people these soldiers have killed, it is intended to recognize the manner in which these soldiers excelled at accomplishing the misson assigned to them in a time of war. Finnish reservists leave their homes and go to war. Click download or read online button to get notes of a russian sniper book now. He has been a role model for snipers all over the world. Tapio saarelainens white sniper goes past the second and thirdhand accounts and brings you, as paul harvey would say, the rest of the story. Simo hayha 1905 2002 is the most famous sniper in the world. Instructor at the light services combat school supervises practice with the suomi submachine gun. Snipers at war is a detailed history and analysis of the equipment, tactics, and personalities of the sniping world, from the pursuit of accuracy to the latest electronic aids to observation and ranging. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 193940 winter war, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. During the winter war fought between russia and finland from 1939 to 1940, he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today.

A finnish soldier holds a russian mosinnagant sniper rifle during the winter war february finnish soldier holding a soviet snipers rifle on february, pin by paolo marzioli by zhukov the military history emporium. Russofinnish war november 30, 1939march 12, 1940, also called the winter war, war waged by the soviet union against finland at the beginning of world war ii, following the conclusion of the germansoviet nonaggression pact august 23, 1939. No matter how many books on sniping you have read, this must be added to. The film focuses on two farmers from the municipality of kauhava in the province of pohjanmaaostrobothnia, brothers martti and paavo hakala, serving in a finnish platoon. In all, if you are curious about the history of one of the greatest snipers, or more obliquely about finnish military history, mosin rifle use or the winter war in general, this is a must for your. This book is an exceptionally interesting account of the soviet invasion of finland, presumably to acquire, at the least, finnish land as a buffer against a possible nazi advance via norway. He was nicknamed white death by his russian prey and held the record for the most recorded confirmed kills in any major conflict for a sniper. Skis and reindeers make the finnish soldiers movable. Later in his book, rantamaa credited hayha with 542 sniper kills. During the winter war fought between russia and finland in 1939 1940 he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today.

Simo hayha 19052002 is the most famous sniper in the world. During the winter war fought between russia and finland in 1939 1940 he. Firstly, i have the uk edition, titled the winter war. The finnish army was one of the smallest in europe.

Learn more about the russofinnish war in this article. After nazi germany invaded poland in september 1939, russia attacked finland in november 1939. He used a finnishproduced m2830 rifle, a variant of the mosinnagant rifle, and a suomi kp31 sub machine gun. During the winter war fought between russia and finland from 1939 to 1940. Notes of a russian sniper download ebook pdf, epub. During the 193940 winter war between finland and the soviet union, a hunter and farmer by trade by the name of simo hayha returned to his reserve unit and picked up 542 confirmed kills with iron sights. Much neglected, if not entirely unknown, in americans world war two frame of reference, is the war as it played out in the nordic regions.

It began with a soviet invasion of finland on 30 november 1939, three months after the outbreak of world war ii, and ended three and a half months later with the moscow peace treaty on march 1940. With his mosinnagant m91 rifle, he would dress in white winter camouflage, and carry with him only a days worth of supplies and ammunition. Those holding the title in recent history include an unnamed royal marine, who is understood to have tallied 173 confirmed kills while fighting taliban insurgents in afghanistan, and the late us navy seal chris kyle, who claimed at least 150 officially confirmed kills and whose exploits are portrayed in the oscarnominated film american sniper, based on his own bestselling book of. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult.

One russian sniper killed several finnish soldiers and three officers and was on the hunt for a. After the war, in a meeting of the high council, minister molotov represented an estimate of 200 000 dead, wounded and missing soviet soldiers. Finlands winter war with the soviet union, waged over the course of 105 days from november 1939 to march 1940, should be an object of study for all students of military strategy. He has been credited with a mindboggling 505 reported kills, which is actually the highest number of confirmed sniper kills in the history for any major war. This book is the story of the finish wwii sniper simo hayha who had over 500 confirmed kills during the 19391940 winter war against the russians. The winter war 193940 general military vesa nenye, peter munter. His units captain antti rantamaa credited him with 259 confirmed kills by sniper rifle and an equal number of kills by sub machine gun during the winter war. Some suggest his count may actually be as high as 800. In the the sakuva archives there are photos of men in their trenches during the trench war part of the continuation war, picking off enemies with a. The lahti l39 is a finnish 20 mm antitank rifle used during the second world war. Finnish divisions, strength and equipment, tanks, air force and navy. Simo hayhas involvement in the winter war was very extraordinary.

Simo hayha simo hayha, also known as the white death is widely regarded as the most skilled and successful sniper there ever was, with over 500 kills to his name. To me it seems that in the finnish army during the wars, sharpshooting wasnt that well organized, as mentioned before. I have not made any assumptions regarding the number of killssacrifices, as i have very clearly mentioned the source of my reference reference. Simo hayha was a finnish marksman of the highest order, and his weapon of choice was the finnish m2830 rifle, which he used in the winter war 1939. This book is an amateurish military history of an oft overlooked conflict at the very beginning of wwii.

It takes place in the late 1930s and the 1940s during the winter war against the soviet union and finland. During the winter war fought between russia and finland in 19391940 he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. During the winter war fought between russia and finland in 1939 1940 he had. This short story about one of the most unusual snipers in the history of.

The conclusion to the winter war series brings an end to one of the opening salvos that began the second world war. December 17, 1905 april 1, 2002, nicknamed white death by the red army, was a finnish marksman. It was nicknamed norsupyssy elephant gun, and as tanks developed armour too thick for the lahti to penetrate, its uses switched to long range sniping, tank harassment and with the l3944. Pdf the white sniper simo hayha download full pdf book.

Til of the unofficial russian book the last ringbearer which describes the lord of the rings trilogy from saurons point of. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Simo hayha, the white death in his winter camouflage, 1940. The finnish sniper who killed 700 red army soldiers in 100 days, and my reply is based on the very same war. The reason to buy this book is that he also shares what he learned with us in. A soviet soldier caught sight of him and shot him in the jaw, landing him in a coma for 11 days. Finnish sniper simo hayha and his activities during the 100day winter war. It makes you think what it was like for the people who had to live in finland closeish to the boarder of russia. Using a modified mosinnagant in the winter war, he acquired the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills 505 in any major war. When the russians invaded finland in the winter of 1939, prior to the soviets being at war with germany, simo was already 33 years old and turned 34 shortly after the invasion while he was on the front lines. The remarkable story of the finnish marksman nicknamed white death by the red army for his record number of confirmed kills. The exact number of soviet casualties in the winter war has been uncertain for decades. Finland, a weak, sparsely populated, and diplomatically isolated nation, succeeded in imposing staggering costs on a far more potent aggressor. Simo hayha by tapio saarelainen, 9781612004297, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.

He helped defend finland from the soviets during world war ii. The man from rautajarvi aka the white death best snipers series book. From now, finding the completed site that markets the completed publications will be several, however we are the relied on website to go to. The winter war was a war between the soviet union ussr and finland.