The White Death - Best Sniper in History
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2022
- What made the White Death the greatest sniper in history? Check out today's epic video to see how the world's deadliest sniper worked under pressure!
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The fact that he got shot in the head and survived and then outlived the Soviet Union dying in 2002 makes this man’s story even more incredible.
not just a normal bullet, he got shot in the head with an *explosive round* (which did mess up his face, but he still lived that long)
Yeah, sad there ain't any movies of Simo Häyhä
@@Keisarifi There's one announced movie, "The White Death". Director is "David McElroy" and writer is "James Poirier". IMDb says it's "In Development".
Ya
@@tmas47 no good, I want one made in Finland. Just didn't specify
How he shoots with circles for hands is beyond me
!!!!!!
Lol
🤣🤣🤣
That's why he's one of the best🤣🤣🤣
He's just that good I guess 😅
Someone once asked him what he felt when he killed someone. He just replied: “Recoil”
" R E C O I L . "
Was that him?
That is so cringey to assume he ever said that. There is literally no proven source that he ever said that in any interview
@@beanhat9356 I mean, even if it's fake, it's definitely funny
@@bedrock30_40 agreed, instead of an emotion, “recoil”
Gonna say this because I'm not sure it was mentioned: this guy survived being shot in the head with an explosive round on March 6th, 1940. He woke up a week later... True story.
He woke up the same day Soviets signed peace treaty... Stalin attacked 15 countries during WW2, the only one he couldn't occupy was Finland
As a Finn myself, I feel the need to point out a certain detail. I believe I've heard versions of the story where Simo got back up, shot and killed the Soviet who'd nailed him, before later collapsing himself.
However, I don't find that in most accounts of that event. That little detail might be just rumors or a small piece of exaggeration from the Finnish.
Although getting shot and surviving is indeed true.
@@sebastiantuomola8663 The Finns wanted peace. Stalin did not. The Mannerheim line fell, and the soviets swarmed into Finland.
It blew the left side of his face off yet still he survived!
😮 wow. Especially back in the day when health care wasn’t as “advanced.”
Thx for sharing
If I was Finnish, I would definitely proud to talk about this legend as one of the biggest history things his Country has. A true legend
Minä olen suomalainen
@@lempikatti
Cool
@@lempikatti be proud to tell the world your country had such a hero to protect his country
He’d easily be the biggest legend in most countries history. Just a pity he shared nationality with the Iceman……
@@SB-uo9to there's worse, just imagine if he was a muslim
Imagine, you are so deadly the enemy sends air strike just for you
Yeah i know right ?!!!
*T W I C E*
@@ghostcreeper243And survive to outlive the enemy's nation.
Seems like COD act but it wasn't a videogame
The breakdown of why the Soviets were so incompetent, is still 100% accurate.
meh
@@kriminellerbusfahrer5991 Leb doch einfach mit der warheit
@@Rush47. was genau? dass die deinen arsch vor dem rassismus und sklavenheit befreit haben?
@@Rush47. he is right , this video is written solely from Finland’s side.
Most of it is true but stil meh indeed
@@dinox44 clown
His technique and tactics are beyond impressive. This guy was a badass not from the kills but, the STEALTH & movement.
Exactly
So cool that he did things like eating snow to prevent steam coming from his breath, or eating sugercubes incredibly slowly in order to not be easily spotted due to fast movements. This guy was the best.
And I'm never gonna give you up and never gonna let you down never gonna run around or desert you
Bruh, my dad made a count of me on how slow I was eating a simple food and it took me around 3 minutes just to sip.
Cap
Even more impressive because it’s not easy keeping snow in your mouth. The cold hurts, you try and move it around with your tongue so the freezing doesn’t sting, but it doesn’t do much until your mouth starts to numb.
So this is where that 1v1 Ogata episode originated from Golden Kamui.
Being still is such a super power!
As an experiment, I once stood absolutely still in what seemed an empty forest. After 15 minutes, all sorts of creatures started appearing, even though I had not taken any shelter. I just stood there. Wonderful experience.
if this was me and I saw creatures. There would’ve been extra pebbles in that dirt. I would’ve shat them out 😭😭😭
Yes actually its literally meditation
"Invading a country a fraction of their size and barely moving more than a few miles"
History repeats.
💀
😂😂
If you don't learn from your mistakes you are doomed to repeat them
W comment
@@houseofsports8122 yes.
Stalin : "What happen to our Advancing Army trough Finland? "
Comrade : " They have been Finnished sir"
Stalin: “I hate puns, go to gulag” (let’s be honest he would do that)
This is literal gold
I feel honored to have had a grandfather who was good friends with Simo. My mother also saw Simo a couple of times, when he visited for tea. :)
🧢
@Gangster What color is your Bugatti
@@reed7562 which one?
Gran mielda
source: trust me bro
He literally took "No-scope" to the next level.
He plays to much COD
He had to grind his gold camos in COD mobile so he went to Shipment 24/7 with hip fire
“Uhm, actually cod wasn’t made when he was around, idiots” 🤓🤓🤓🤓
@@PLSDONATEGOD_Do you just not know what a joke is? Of course it wasn’t around.
@@ghost19101 do YOU know what a joke is? You CLEARLY did not see the four nerd emoji’s I put after. So, next time think deeper before replying
Already knew who you were talking about before clicking this video but Simo's story is still amazing no matter how many times I hear
And Atlantic used it to propagandize Pride.
Same! I love his story. Well, maybe “love,” isn’t the right word, but still. It’s so interesting! ☺️
Same thing here lol I still listen even though I know what it's about
exactly
Yyyyup
This man needs a movie.
They have him in a manga that's out.
@@jamescarden8693 name of the manga.
@@jamescarden8693 what is the name of thr manga?
No Hollywood style Rambo movies for him. He was just a humble man living his life.
Please
🎵You’re in the sniper’s sight, the first little light
Time to die
You’re in the bullet’s way, the White Death’s prey
Say goodbye🎵
“White Death” by Sabaton
Let's rock man .
Feels like the starting of a dune chapter
A man of culture I see
@@thomasthethermonuclearbomb7713 welcome brother
A man of culture I see
“I only did my duty, and what I was told to do as well as I could.” - Simo Hayha
You have to respect the man’s dedication, skill, professionalism, and conscience.
hes a murderer
He was the Original QuickScoper before it was a thing.
He was also called the white death
“Quickscoper” he used iron sights clearly your fatherless
@vrtxte pro gamer move
@@Motown21203 Quickscoper means killing as soon as you scope as i can see you dont know what quickscoper means i diagnose you as fatherless
@@inrpicmax6541 go back to playing fortnite kid
"Another russian mother who will never see her son again". I felt that
Why the birth rate in Russia is declining. Who wants to bring a baby into a world where he'll be cannon fodder.
So did her kid
@@DannyWinsatLifeYT NAH 💀
@@boomblok_ lol i forgot about this comment, dang i was savage then
@@DannyWinsatLifeYT
Russian conscript: Where is he, I can't see him .
The white death: I have mastered the ability of not moving so incredibly still.
And this time, nobody noticed.
Human drax
He Had 505 Confirmed Kills & Another 215 Non-Confirmed Kill's, ALL In 100 Day's...
... and circa 200 kills with Suomi KP/-31, the greatest submachine gun of WW2.
@@Jinppa So you are saying he killed 700+ enemy soldiers ?
Once you try to invade Finland.....
@@veli-pekkakultanen2353 you never leave finland
he apologizes to an enemy soldier for not giving him a quick death. what a chad 💪
ik🎉
You know you’re badass when they use air strike against ONLY you
It's like that meme where you burned down the entire house for one spider.
I really appreciate the line “Another Russian mother will never see her son again, she shouldn’t have let an oppressive dictator send him there” paraphrasing a bit but really stood out to me and I appreciate it given the climate today and the parallels of the invasion of Ukraine to the Soviet invasion of Finland.
U have to be american🤦🏽♂️.
@@THEOPHANY254 yeah? And?
@@colonelradec8268 Literally every detail is similar
@@colonelradec8268 for example as Stalin Putin was misinformed about defensive capabilities of whom they went to conquer. Believing the attacked countries would capitulate quickly.
@@colonelradec8268 Both Stalin and Putin are using an army composed of poorly trained and poorly disciplined conscripts
Killed 500 commies and lived to 96 years old. Badass legend
And got ½ his face blown tf off , he needs a statue and movie asap !!!
"Killed 500 Commies" something everyone just loves to believe, everyone loves to act like every young man who was drafted into the Red Army was a communist.
And he outlived the USSR
@@ghostcreeper243 I couldn't have asked for a better time to die
Facts
Best thing yet is that he was recruited to join the Einherjar during Record of Ragnarok and save humanity from the gods
I bet he’s gonna beat either Odin or Apollo
@@darkgames3477 Odin?💀
Odin looks like he'll destroy you using his crows
Nah, I think he's off doing the job for the guardians of Tuonen. Probably acts as Surma's substitute or something.
the fact he did this all with NO SCOPE is what’s most impressive, dude was playing WW2 with aimbot on😂
True dat
His like jarvis
The littoral definition of no scope
@@jasonlopez4528 youre insane jarvis!!!!
Lol
I appreciate all the little things shown here he did. Being great at something isn't just being good at one aspect but methodically thinking through every step and having the discipline to account for every thing your opponent doesn't.
Stalin is like the villain in the movie that stays in his office the whole movie and asks his minions to get the hero killed but they always fail
Red army arrives
Big frozen empty wilderness
Soviet soldier: 'why do I hear boss music?'
YOU DIED
Alternative
Soviet Soldiers: “why is the snow speaking in Finnish”
(Mario death noise)
5:21 as a history buff and gun nut this hurts
I feel your pain I hate when I see stuff like this
Please explain it to me
@@777jaris please explain
@@Friendlyneighborhoodgarbagebin the Russian soldiers are carrying american M1 Garands. They should be carrying 3 line Mosin Nagants like what simo is using.
“What did you feel after killing all those people?” Him: the recoil
I bet his vision was so good he could see the expressions on their faces a football field away
Just hearing about the amount of thought he put into his work makes my brain hurt! And I think I'm suffering from contact-cramping after hearing he sat for 6hrs in a snow den without flinching! Unbelievable human being, big respect to the man 👊🏻👊🏻
Idk, but laying still in snow isn't too bad. All you need is some good winter clothes, sometimes not even that as the snow takes really long to melt.
What amazing discipline and patience. Absolutely incredible endurance and ability to remain stoic and strong in the face of cold and uncertain enemy positions
Amazing will and ability to absorb discomfort
One of my favorite things about him is he used open iron sights. You always hear tacticool guys ranting on about how optics are superior but some people with good vision just prefer irons. If you're comfortable, effective, confident, and proficient with a system and you have tons of successful experience with it then go ahead and stick with it when the time comes that you need it most
The arguments presented in the video in favour of iron sights are compelling. Scopes _do_ fog up, reveal locations through glint, limit peripheral vision and make for a bigger target.
@@TheEvertw Simo had never used a scope, and preferred to use his own hunting rifle. He knew the rifle well, he mastered it, never had mechanical issues, or loading malfunctions. So why take a worse rifle when you can use your trustworthy one? Also, using a scope limits your visibility to see around you. You are mainly focused to only what you can see through the scope, but with iron sights you have almost normal vision. You don't get caught to only one target but can easily scan what is going on elsewhere.
So, old tricks are better than a bagful of new ones.
@@TheEvertw scopes mean you can train 100 guys to proficiency in exchange for 1 thats good at iron sights.
@@nom6758And the one that was good with iron sights got over 500 confirmed kills in 100 days.
@@TheEvertw Once a scope goes thermal then it works around those problems.
hes a professional with standards
Sniping's a good job, mate.
@@judsongaiden9878 It's challenging work,
@@nothingtoseehere2263 Out of doors.
@@judsongaiden9878 I guarantee you'll not go hungry.
@@nothingtoseehere2263 Because as long as two people are left on the planet, someone's going to want someone dead.
9:29
Even in war, man shows respect.
these guys explain this kind of stuff wonderfully.
he shoved snow in hes mouth so enemy cant see the fog when he breathe,what a legend
Didn’t know thanks
I bet he wished he could have learnt how to stay alive without breathing. :P
POV: You’re a Soviet soldier. You hear the snow talking Finnish.
The trees speak Vietnamese, the rice fields speak banzai, and the snow speaks Finnish...
I love how this man lived 10 years longer than the USSR !
This guy must have been a different calibre of man. Bro's discipline and mental hardening is on a different level
we need a movie about this guy
Hollywood won’t cuz he is killing commies
There already is a movie
@@mage5357 what is it called
Interviewer: “what did you feel after killing all those people?”
Him: “the recoil”
Simo, you were a brave man!
He killed like 505 Russians
"Slow steady pressure and the rifle barks out a sharp retort". That line should be quoted by marksmanship instructors.
There is a museum in Finland at Rautjärvi, South Karelia that is dedicated to the the memory of Simo Häyhä. Lots of interesting details about his life and some personal gear that he used during his service time is there to be seen. If you stop by at Finland, I recommend visiting that museum. 👍
Please tell me his rifle is there
@@svefnhnuturthorgeirsson It was, and still is.
@@Phantom.Gaming64 I need to visit
@@svefnhnuturthorgeirsson Cool :) Just to let you know, the museum is closed for now. They announced that they will open again in May 2023.
@@Phantom.Gaming64 That's alright. I wouldn't be able to visit for a few years anyways. I'm only 19 so I've gotta build my life yet. But I'm definitely goin to Finland someday 😂 my father's side has a lot of Finnish so that's why.
i heard he owned his gun and hunted with it so he was extremely used to how it shot and made him much more deadly
Absolutely true. He mastered the rifle, won several accuracy and rapid fire competitions. The rifle had a five bullet magazine, and he still hit 16 targets in minute during his best competition. After five shots, change of magazine, and keep shooting. He had no mechanical issued with the gun, while in -40c weather most guns just froze and malfunctioned.
@@RoyalMela The Sako is stripper clip fed, the magazine is only removed for maintenance.
As someone who lives in Finland I will also say that many people who aren't used to the snow have difficulty seeing because of how much light it reflects. The cant risk wearing sunglasses because of the way they reflect the light ( it would be a dead give-aways to the enemy). I guess Fins just get used to the extreme brightness and grow to be able to see through it
the fact that he survives with no neck is crazy😅
Dude’s an actual video game protagonist
I chose to do a research paper on Hayha this school year. He is very interesting, and I enjoyed the project. Thanks to Infographics Show for the idea with their 2 videos before this one.
Did you get a good grade?
@@The_Blue_Ender Yes, got a 49/50
@@sethpope9654 good job
Imagine being under barrage for 15 minutes I probably be dead emotionally before it ends
Texas was for 9 whole days, imagine how much worse that was than 15 min
Just goes to show that discipline and ability will always trounce brute force and ignorance...
Simo Hayha? Can’t wait to see this guy in Record of Ragnarok
I respect the guy for feeling bad that farmers from the countryside were forced to fight in war and was trying to end their misery as fast as possible
It’s amazing the stuff he thought of. Eating snow so they can’t see his breath being one of them.
Yes he Definitely needs a Movie
The White Death was truly an ABSOLUTE BADASS!
By the way, could you please do a video on the Night Witches of the Soviet Air Force.
💯
That is a myth..
When your stealth stat is max level:
Man really got shot in the face and basically went " All of that for a drop of blood. "
He does not even use a scope what a legend
When I play fps games I prefer using rifles without scopes because the zoom can sometimes be annoying because it focuses your sight so well into a circle that it doesn't let you see what is going on outside the scope.
Well in real life When u look In a scope u keep ur eyes open usually
@@IAN0321 gamers...tsk tsk
@@IAN0321 not usually always being accurate means nothing if you don't see the people outside of the scopes view and they get you first
@@IAN0321 Well real life snipers typically shoot with one eye closed and infantry and such aim with both eyes open. So you're half right.
@@IAN0321 u just have the other eye open not both
Simo is THE definition of a badass!! 🤙🏻🫡💪🏻
The thing that makes him more incredible is the fact he eats food only taking one bite and the rest magically teleport into his mouth
The White death, Valkoinen Kuolema Simo Häyhä rest in peace our hero, here's no better legend than Häyhä was. Simo Häyhä is the LEGEND of Suomi. 🇫🇮
Big respect from Canada to your Heroes Who defend your Nation!
@@TheWolverine01 thabk you
Winter war: 109 days
Kills: 542 confirmed in 90 days (3 months)
Quote: “what did you feel when you killed those soldiers?”
“The recoil”
If I remember correctly Simo Häyhä once was asked, how did he do it. He simply responded "I just followed orders to the best of my ability."
Can't wait for his fight in the record of ragnarok anime
Same, hope he fights against Apollo
FR
It’s humbling how he respected his enemy enough to grant them a coup de gras
imagine a allied unit with only 3 soldiers consisting of
simo hayha, mad jack, and leo major
that sounds fking terrifiying.
We use meters (metri in Finnish) in Finland.
Like a volt meter? or speedometer
Häyhä repredented perfectly whole Finland in that war. Just like him, Finland did all it takes to protect the territory, got hit and wounded, but did not fall.
This guy was a trooper in every way possible. He even got shot in the face and survived, and outlived the Soviet Union, the enemy Finland faced during the Winter War and the Continuation War.
His story would actually make a really good movie
Well theres a book
@@cuckholdsimulator1176 I know but this would honestly make a cinematic master piece
@@luukstofberg7571 yeah
8:00. Yes killing one more soldier can definitely turn the outcome of A-war
Seeing what's happening in Ukraine, and given Finland's precarious position, Finland knows first-hand how bad the Russians really are. That's why they want to join NATO.
As a Finn I'm very sad that so many countries don't understand this, but I'm glad you understand
@@unikeko96 same
@@unikeko96 You fought two wars with Russia and came out on the short end of the stick both times. I'm surprised people here don't know that.
@@blaircolquhoun7780 @Blair Colquhoun Russia lost more men in war because Finns were more experienced in Finland's harsh conditions during Winter war. It was like the beginning of the Empire strikes back when Empire attacked Rebels on planet Hoth. Also it was like the Endor moon war against Empire too occasionally. But yeah, we know how bad Russians can be. In 1700's they made a genocide in Finland. They destroyed whole villages and stuff. And Russians are also good at Iying. They Iie and some peopIe beIieve them, even Americans. We Finns know what they're like 100%.
@@unikeko96 Sounds like Ukraine today. Russia seems to have forgotten the lessons of the Winter War.
Wow eating the snow soo the enemy can't see his breath is Pure genius.
They need to make a movie about this guy
As finnish, i'm proud to be one and grateful how my country gets recognition.
kyllä.
love how as soon as im interested in this guy yall make a video about him, keep up the good timing yall
It is so interesting when you have to calculate how the body will drop to not give away your spot even how he exhales.... not even talking about staying still in your place for hourse !
That was a fresh and epic presentation of this legend
Must be a great feeling to go down in the history books as an absolute demon on literal battle fields
Bro has a 500 kdr irl, actually one of the GOATs when it comes to fighting for his country
imagine you're a soviet soldier and you sneeze and suddenly hear the snow say terveydeksi(bless you)
also i think he was asked once ''what did you feel when you shot the soviets?'' and he answered ''the recoil''
Enit
The only thing that slightly annoys me in this is that the soviets are using m1 garands, rather than an svt-38 or a mosin nagant rifle/carbine
They’re using Thompsons and other American ww2 weapons TODAY in Ukraine. We gave them a lot during “lend lease”. I can see it
@@charlesbryson7443 bruh
@@charlesbryson7443 oof
Love these videos so much thanks 😊
Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job
The Soviets routinely bombarded areas where Simo might be out of paranoia. Finns routinely exploited this to great effect.
Everybody gangsta until snow starts speaking finnish.
i have watched this story many many times before but ill watch it again
Man seeing him vs Carlos Hathcock in a shooting competition would of been one of the best matchups in the history of competitive shooting.
he did alot of shooting competitions and I think he won every single one he went to. and I think he even competed with the same rifle he had in the war with him
It would be very difficult to make it fair. As Simo was used to the winter and used a way less eefective rifle, and Carlos Hathcock, was used to the more flora and fauna oriented envoirement in Vietnam.
“What did you feel killing 505 people?”
“The recoil.”
He's the God of sniping
It’s not always good to eat raw snow in cold environments cause it’s an easier way to give you hypothermia but this guy obviously knew what he was doing
As a dead kamikadze soldier i must say this video is really well made
You always get a giggle on me out of those like like comparing it to something
There was, I believe a saying attached to him which is roughly “if you see him, you are already dead”.
not Fun fact: Simo would sometimes fight in the frontlines using a smg.
Bro really said fun fact
MF REALLY SAID FUN FACT
What model of SMG? A Thompson?
Wow what a fun fact
@@KoltenNiedermaier Suomi KP