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- From farm boy to Finnish sniping legend, this is the story of Simo Häyhä: the greatest sniper to ever live...
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Yet another reason why I'm proud to be Finnish. Greetings from Finland.
@@harrycline985 Stop. That aint right.
Grettings from Norway Neighbour:D
The achievements of one individual is not the achievements of a entire collective
@@harrycline985why
Greeting back from the same country IM Finnish too very proud of Finlands sniper
Simo the one person they had to call a artillery strike to kill him and it didn’t even work what a legend
The goat 🐐🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Not an air strike it’s artillery not a airstrike
I mean surviving a air strike is a whole other level
Currently reading his book.
Artillery not air strike
The trees speak Vietnamese
The dead speak Russian
The sand speaks Arabic
The guns speak English
The gas speak german
And the snow speaks Finnish
True
Nice one bro!😅👏👍
Why does it go kinda crazy
Dude TRUE-
The irony of Russia attacking in the winter just shows how stupid Stalin was. Winter is how Russia has always defended against foreign invaders.
Its crazy how much he did, what he went through and never died. From eating just bread and sugar, eating snow. Burying himself in snow. Not using a scope. Getting shot in the face, And still after that, got death threats from the people he saved. True warrior, and hero. RIP, Simo, rest in peace, and history.
Commy pigs threatened him
To be fear.. snow is isolating. So he would have been more cold if he didn't Bury himself in snow..
But the eating snow. I can't get how he didn't freeze to death..
I can barely eat ice cream without being cold to the point I shiver 😂
@@mikefoehr235To think Twitter users exist back then...
I agree, but that was the biggest spoiler in my life, like why do you have to do me like that man?😒
my fault D;
@@MileyIsBored
you know you're a true warrior when people are still talking about your accolades in the battlefield 70 years later
Love Finland from USA 🇺🇸❤️🇫🇮
500+ confirmed sniper kills, unknown amount of smg kills(estimated 200+). Dude wasn't messing around.
And they didn't have scopes back then I don't think pure skill
@@mikeybrazy115 They did, he didnt use them because you gotta lift your head up a bit more to use a scope and the scope could've reflected light.
@@MisterBlaargh Thank you I was going to say the same thing. Scopes back then weren't that powerful but did work very good and did help a skilled sniper shoot farther. The average scope back then only has 2x magnification and a bolt action rifle. Regardless tho whether he used a scope or not the amount of kills he got will probably never be broken ever again. In total ppl estimated between all the guns he used he had around 800 to 1000 kills.
@@MisterBlaargh He did not use a score because he was using his own personal hunting rifle and there just was no need to a scope. He mastered his own rifle so well, knew the distances accurately and was able to aim correctly.
Also, when using a scope you lose most action outside the scope, but with iron sights you still have a great 180 degree vision and you don't lose focus and don't have to move to scout the battlefield in front of you.
@@mikeybrazy115 Incorrect. They did have sopes even back then, but Simo never used one.
A) It got foggy. B) It clinted on direct sunlight. And C) It would have made the target [himself] slightly bigger, allowing to be spotted too easily by the enemy.
Thank you for going more in depth about The White Death. Seriously, this guy is a legend for SEVERAL reasons!
FR He's a LegeND B̊Ro
Absolutely carrying his army in a war? Check. Being absurdly cunning and accurate? Check. Avoiding all-out artillery specifically targeted to end him (and having the skill to deserve the attention)? Check. Cheating death after being shot in the face? Check! Even refusing to die until the Soviet Union collapsed? You'll never guess... check.
Can we please have a movie about this man's amazing life story. 🙏
Let's make it, we will make billions, and I will use that money to bless people 🎉
Not with the insane stuff what is going on in Hollywood at the moment. the story will be just twisted and turned to suit political correctness. Probably turning Simo into a black lesbian or so.
There apparently is, called "The White Death"
@@harrycline985😅 Funny to see your comment, because last couple months I have been try to think that what it would take, like I have think that what are the 'at least' needed things and stuff to be done and conduct, and with who etc to make a movie about Simo. Starting point is difficult because I am not anykind expert or professional, what it comes to movie production. Same time I also believe that this time in history, is maybe the best, or most likely to get like mediocore success with movie project like this. There are kickstarters and internet as an whole, to exploit for the movie's cause...I started to think it after I see finnish movie Sisu(2022). After I see sisu, and its relative success, I believe that so many things is possible nowadays, if u just are up on the task...
@@harrycline985 So what we need, to be starter seed of the project. Well, its kinda clear that u have to hire director, cameramen and whole crew. That made me think a necessity of kickstarter kind of monetize system, but its not the one and only right way.
Anyway, we need vision. We need a concept idea of what kind of movie it going to be. I mention Sisu-movie again because that shallow drama and characters persona etc, was genuinely skipped, and all glory and artistic visions was handed to that splatter/pulp violence, but they nail it. That style would been perfect match with white death movie. Actually director of Sisu named two main inspiration to his movie was Rambo first blood and story of Simo "white death" Häyhä...
Hmm..interesting
I have heard about him and also read, this guy was insanely amazing
I have too
he definitely😊 was an impressive man, that’s certain.
”One of our many soldiers” as he would and did say. To me most unbeliviable thing was that he did this all with plain iron sight.
@@SirWalrus80that’s what years of experience takes you in which no modern theory and study could takeover. I once went on to a shooting drill with M4’s, AK’s and Barrett M82. Old dude with M1 Garand walked in and made 3 practice shots with the Barrett before signing up in the competition. He said he needed that because it was his first time seeing that rifle and he hasn’t fired anything aside from his Garand since 1990. He stormed through the sniping competition with ease never missing the bullseye against modern men who use modern scopes and gears. Plain old farm clothes and leather gloves taking that gold medal and prize money then walked away.
I've known about Simo for most of my life (I'm 55). Growing up in a military family in the US, famous soldiers such as Simo, Audie Murphy, and so many others, were history lessons my dad would teach his boys... and if I had sisters, they would have learned about them, too.
As someone who has studied Simo, I greatly appreciate this video as an honorable, respectful commentary about this little farm boy who was dedicated to doing all he could to save his country from occupation - no matter the odds.
Thank you.
Truly a Legend.
19:55 It wasn't Finnish newspaper that gave him the nickname "White Death". It was russians calling him "Belaya Smert" AKA you know...
Almost night, a crimson horizon painting thousand lakes red
As your army approach from the east, a hunter is switching his prey
All alone, a man with his gun wanders into the wild
Tracks you down, you cannot hide once he is on to your trail
Enter the night, a flash in the darkness, White Death is heading your way
The fear of his foes, a hero at home, hundreds will fall by his gun
You’re in the sniper’s sight, the first kill tonight, time to die
You’re in the bullet’s way, the White Death’s prey, say goodbye
After the dawn when morning has broken, snow once white turned to red
Blood red snow tells what happened last night, a tale of a sniper is born
Snow in mouth hiding his breath, he is steady at hand
Eye to eye, target in sight, the moment to fire has come
Hundreds of kills. a man and his rifle embody the sisu of Finns
Stay out of sight and cover your head, when he pulls the trigger you’re dead
You’re in the sniper’s sight
SNIPER’S SIGHT!
You’re his first kill tonight
FIRST KILL TONIGHT!
Say goodbye, say goodbye
SAY GOODBYE!
Hundreds will fall by his gun
You’re in the sniper’s sight
SNIPER’S SIGHT!
You’re his first kill tonight
FIRST KILL TONIGHT!
Say goodbye, say goodbye
SAY GOODBYE!
White death is coming for you
Finally a Sabaton comment
I live in Finland and it's cool that people talk about someone cool character from my country. Häyhä also never 100% surely confirmed his kill count but easily over 500 kills he got
This guy needs more recognition!!? There should be a movie made about this guy!!?? Dude sniped over 500 soldiers!!!?? No other sniper probably even cones close to his #!!?? How is it snipers like Carlos Hathcock, and chris kyle r well known but this guy isnt!!?? And this dude did it with an old mosin nagant M28/30 without a scope and could pop off 16 shots accurately in 1 min....at a target 500 feet away...while having to reload his gun 4 times in process!!?? And he still managed to be insanely accurate!!?? And with a nickname like "the white death" this dude should be more well known and there needs to be a movie made about his life!!?? His story is Crazy & he deserves to be more well known for what he did!!??
Wow he really was finnishing people
Underrated comment
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@@The-0189😂 chain
Actual underrated comment buddy. 👍 good job
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In Gundam 0079, Amuro Ray's RX-78-2 Gundam was nicknamed "The White Devil" by Zeon forces. After seeing that anime many years ago, I researched the name and eventually learned about the GOAT sniper himself.
wow man i d'ont think there will be a sniper like this anymore
"Our foe so vast, Our land so small, where will we find room to bury them all"
After watching this, i no longer hate my small height (173cm or 5 '8), greetings from finland and honor to our legend "the white death"
5' 8" , isn't small , I'm not much taller , yet some family , could pass under my outstretched arm , when I was 10 & the relative , in shoes , me - flip-flops . Now that relative was short , at about 5' 0" , & if that's still not enough , i've a 4' 8" neighbour , who's quite young , and a 104 year young one , who is about 5'6" , which for her age is pretty good .
@@davidarundel6187 well here in finland it is small these days, those who are like age 13-16 are often head size more bigger than me
Small? Try 5´1 (1.56m) instead like me. Let's just say you have the height i always wished i had.
I’m 1.60m ☠️
@@Owl_idiot Still taller then i am xD I really hate being so damn short...
Finally! First video to talk about the amount of daylight or lack of it. That makes Simo so unbelievable.
This guy is the 100th TH-camr I subbed to
Dang, I gotta ask this dude to play splatoon with me, he’d be cracked at the H-3 Splatterscope
Thank`s again, for a good video.
Some things to get "right" though:
The map of Finland lacks, Karelian isthmus, parts of northeastern Karelia and the "right arm of the Finnish Maiden"= up towards Murmansk/Petsamo.
And, not to forget, Simo Häyhä, used his "Brush", a.k.a:Suomi machine pistol, for "cleaning up" in russian trenches. These numbers are not included in those 500+, confirmed kills.
And, finally, he was shot with a exploding ammunition, forbidden in Geneva Convention, which russians didn`t care much about, as always. Take a closer look at Ukraine today.
from a Finn in Diaspora (My grandparents, lost family farm back then.)
Wow what an amazing story of Simo’s life! The first I’ve heard of him and you told his story brilliantly! To use so little and help his country 👏. Ofc it’s horrific that he had to live his later years with death threats from the people he helped to continue their way of life is just disgusting
I'm so happy to be Finnish! Sending greetings from Finland!
It's always interesting to learn about history. And it't great that this channel has really versatile content. Good work
This guy was so good, he got a full episode to himself.
I can't believe he still got death threats. RIP Simo.😔
Be Amazed should tell more stories, they're great to listen to after a long day of work and school
Amen
I can fire, reload fire every 3 - 4 seconds keeping a 2 in group at 200 yards with a Remington 1903A3 , a comparable rifle. Something to add, Simo rapidly acquired individual multiple target without detection, although his scars show he was tagged at least once. My hat off to Simo,,,Semper Fi mac
He was wounded during finns counterattack, afterall he wasnt "sniper" but riflerman.
A legend who returned to peaceful, quiet life after the war: Like a true finn he didn't brag about his achievements but did his job the best he could. Counter snpers, artillery trikes, nothing helped the enemy until a single lucky shot. And even that didn't stop him permanently.
I remember the white death he was in "The greatest warriors of all time" video I love that video
That's my favorite one too. I prefer Chandragupta due to national bias though.
Yea, I loved that video too! I’ve watched it at least 8 times!
Small correction to 10:40. Mostly only white covers were given to the soldiers. People generally had their own winter clothing with them and due lack of resources, they were even advised to take own clothing with them. After all, everyone naturally had sufficient clothing at home.
From now on I am going to call him the sniper that went to God level
Your video editing skills are top-notch, it enhances your content greatly.
Your videos timing is always impeccable for a nice educative bed time story.
That sorta true 😅😅😅
How there is not a movie about him is frickin' blasphemy!
The greatest sniper.
I never even imagined you would make this video!
Well i’m 16 years old Finnish boy and i still can’t get over what kind of death Simo häyhä was back in the days even so much that when i’m gonna create my own game i will add him there some way just to Respect our cold ice patient war hero (and one of the few reasons why i like winter (another reason is i was born in 19 february) winter just is just something that some people just refuse to Respect but i’m not those few (and i’m only one in my family born in winter time) isn’t winter just amazing)
you should do these other great hero's . below.
korean: yi sun sin : won 23 naval battles against the japanese without losing a single ship.
japanese: kusunoki masashige : considered the most loyal samurai even sacrificing his own life for the emperor.
japanese: miyamoto musashige : considered one of the greatest swordsman in the world.
I enjoy all your uploads but this one was one of the best! It was so interesting! And woah what a guy😮 imagine him training 20 men to be at his level 😮
holy shit, that is so insane
one farmboy who was just such an expert marksman he single-handedly racked more than 500 kills in 3 months
I doubt I could get even a fraction of that, even if I had years of training, though I would probably deal well with the cold and iron sights aiming better than most people
In addition to his impressive sniping tally, I heard the WHITE DEATH racked up and extra 200 plus, submachine gun kills.
He forgot to mention that Nagant M/28-30 is also a bolt action rifle, the animation suggest Häyhä was using a semi automatic rifle, so this gives an innaccurate picture of his shooting abilities.
A bolt action rifle requires you to basically reset aiming between EVERY shot.
You still have to reset your aiming after every shot in an automatic rifle as well due to the recoil.
@@vitzveer Lets not pretend that shooting fast with a semiautomatic and a bolt-action is the same thing.
@@sugibudder yeah, it's not the same, but he didn't need to shoot fast. He needed accuracy and the bolt rifle is much more accurate than the automatic one.
@@vitzveer To get 16 hits in a minute you do need to shoot fast, you dont meet many people today that can do the same with a bolt-action rifle, just search the internet for other people attempting it.
Also he did need to shoot fast sometimes, after the first shit the enemies would quickly scatter or start to run away, meaning he had a limited time window to kill them or they would get an opporturnity to call for back up which might include artillery or armored vehicles which Simo was defensless against.
@@sugibudder 16 hits in a minute can be done by the expert like him with a bolt rifle.
Just to be clear, I agreed with what you said that they inaccurately made it look like he used a semi-automatic rifle,. I just pointed out that you would have to re aim the semi automatic rifle every time as well, that's all.
finally a video about Simo Häyhä! must be a great video!
Well there is a surprising hero that somehow fell through the cracks of History. Another interesting character that surprisingly nobody made film about.🤔 Now that's a true Winter Soldier.👌
Love your video Be Amazed and keep up the great work
I actually heard about this man from The Infographics Show and Thoughty2. As soon as I saw "Greatest Sniper to Ever Live" I was like, "Oh, this must be about Simo Hayha." xD
I love SIMO! An argument could be also made for others, such as Carlos Hathcock. I even named my SAKO Finnish Mosin Simo.
This is by far at 100% my favorite video! Probably I’m a little partial since I am Finnish, but this was an incredible episode!!!
That is amazing...i thought the russian sniper that is depicted in enemy at the gate was cool...this man has my respect and admiration!
Almost perfect timing as today is 🇫🇮 106th Indepence Day! Thank you
Not a topic that would normally appeal to me but given this channels great skills, I thought I would give it a watch. Respectfully told and perfectly narrated. Excellent Be Amazed 😊
Slick vid.
Nicely done.
Thanks!
The birth of the carrot theory. When it was actually night vision
Respect for Simo Häyhä from protecting Finland so well. Cause I live in Finland. I find it really funny too how you say his name.
Big respect to the sisters and brothers from Finland. You were able to defend independence in a difficult war with Russia
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Communism is pure evil 😈
Well like I say you can't spell Russia without an A S S.
This was the best video I've seen you produce. Im from sweden, and i will most definitely go to the Museum of the Finish hero.
I play 4 hours of PUBGM everyday and hasn’t even touched 300 mark since last December on sniper kills. This dude is a legend
As long as you have decent vision and are familiar with your gun you don't need a scope until you are trying to see something your eyes can't actually see, in this situation it was very smart for him to not use a scope.
Granted his targets were basically feed to him like an expert carnival shooting gallery, what this guy was able to achieve for his country is very impressive indeed.
😄👍
Correct. He used his own rifle he had used for 20+ years. He was a master using it.
Amazing man.
Yes! Another story, i hope you make more stories about WW2
It breaks my heart how everyone butchers his name😂but amazing video as always
I'm shocked that you didn't make a pun about his name.
He didn't need a scope, he could just Simo
😂
It's like he's preparing himself just for that war for his entire life.
Yeah yeah it's pretty cool😅🎉🎉
What a huge legacy just because he loves to do in his life.
This guy was amazing!!😮
Born and raised in Finland myself. I actually remember reading about Simo in history class in high school. They should definitely make a movie about him!
Another cool and interesting video 👍
Almost night, a crimson horizon
Painting thousand lakes red
As your army approach in the east
A hunter is switching his prey
All alone, a man with his gun
Wanders into the wild
Track you down, you can't hide
Once he's on to your trail
Into the night, a flash in the darkness
White Death is heading your way
The fear of his foes, a hero at home
Hundreds will fall by his gun
You're in the snipers sight
the first kill tonight
Time to die
You're in the bullets way
The White Death's prey
Say goodbye!
After the dawn, when morning is broken
Snow once white turn to red
Hundred soldiers, we have them on sight
A tale of a sniper is born
Snow in mouth, hiding his breath
He is steady at hand
Eye to eye, target in sight!
The moment to fire has come
Hundreds of kills, a man and his rifle
Embodied the Sisu of Finn's
Stay out of sight and cover your head
When he pulls the trigger you're dead!
You're in the snipers sight
the first kill tonight
Time to die
You're in the bullets way
The White Death's prey
Say goodbye!
[Solo]
You're in the snipers sight
the first kill tonight
Time to die
You're in the bullets way
The White Death's prey
Say goodbye!
(You're in the snipers sight)
SNIPERS SIGHT!
(You're his first kill tonight)
FIRST KILL TONIGHT!
(Say goodbye, say goodbye)
SAY GOODBYE!
(You will fall by his gun)
(You're in the snipers sight)
SNIPERS SIGHT!
(You're his first kill tonight)
FIRST KILL TONIGHT!
(Say goodbye, say goodbye)
SAY GOODBYE!
(White death is coming for you)
-White Death, Sabaton
I ahve alot of respect for this man
Fascinating
Impressive sniping! :)
One of those rare moments where another country was colder than Russia.
I salute you sir
Be Amazed informs everyone so much and they do it so well😊
I love your videos and I'm a big fan to you
I’am so proud of my own country Finland. IM proud to be Finnish
love ur vids
As a Finn I have to say that those winter temps were just crazy.
In Finland it's mandatory to serve in the army
Hey @be amazed. I really enjoy your content. I get laughs watching your mascot. Just wondering how you came up with the little guy. Cheers
Pegahmagabow may not have Simo's impressive kill count, but the man was the original troll of the trenches during WWI.
Sneaking into enemy trenches, stealing their medals, cutting pieces of their clothing while they slept, and according to some (though not confirmed to my knowledge), even standing behind sentries on watch.
Not to mention that he did all that in the winter war while the other two did it in the two largest wars
Finally a video about the white death
Now this man will face off against a God in ragnarok.
I guess I was pretty good when I was in boot camp. I was two points away from the lowest marksmanship medal and I had one more left when the whistle blew. For my first time, I'd say that's pretty good
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Archievement unlocked The Invisible SNIPER
Can we have the White Feather from the Vietnam War featured in the next video? He is the first man who sniped a target from over a mile away.
that ia shuch a good idea
Carlos Hathcock. LEGENDARY!
I love the ring of his nickname..The White Death. Sounds awesome.
R.I.P.
This guy has its accomplishment so well known that one of the character of Records of Ragnarok is him, titled « the best sharpshooter that ever lived »
YAY lets go another vidio
RESPECT
The GOAT! 😁 🇫🇮
Keep going
Thank You! As a Finn I have watched countless of TH-cam Histotory films about Häyhä and Winter War. Yours was the greatest! But the war 1918 wasn't for independent from Russia. We have already gained our independence, but our Communist party and every factory worker land worker rised up and demanded better working conditions and more pay. Finland almost became a soviet state. But in WW2 Soviets tried to take our land again, we Finns bleeded UN, Britain and US for help. There was only one man who could help us. So we made a deal whit a devil. Not Trump!
I love this story ngl