@@Aer0n023He was wounded and spent almost a week in a medically induced coma. The reason the war ended was because he woke up and the Soviets were afraid that he'd return to combat.
The tennis rackets on your feet are called "snow shoes....they can provide more support in deep soft snow but are slower and more cumbersom. Skiis, because they are long and narrow, allow you to stay on top and move forward easily. It can literally be as hard to travel through snow as swimming in sugar. If you are not using skiis or snowshoes.
im from Finland and i Really like when streets are slippery and you can see your breath ! Simo Häyhä is like world champion ! best in the world!!! Long Rest Simo !!
I bicycle to work in -35 Celsius. I would not lay down for hours at that temperature. That is really the next level of self control. Skiing is way faster, than snowshoes. Everyone in Finland knows how to ski in some level.
Ps. The battle of Kollaa was a bloody and hellish battle, but even though there were a few dozen Finns against thousands of Soviets, they held their line until the end, even after they lost Simo.
below +23 celsius is winter to me. even though, in the city where i live in turkey, it didn't go down below 0 degree for at least last 5 years or so, i am only happy and content with weather between mid-june to late-august. i don't like tropical either because of humidity. i like extreme heat but dry air, and even though i like heat, i don't like light so i prefer summer nights over summer days. one guy killing more than 700 people personally (rifle and submachine gun combined) is insane. even killing one person generally affects human psyche very drastically.
Skiing is actually very easy and not at all clumsy. I'd rather have skis than those tennis rackets aka snowshoes, but either way, better than without in deep snow.
The narrator of the video did a pretty poor job at pronouncing his name. I think the simplest way to explain the pronunciation of his name is like this: It's spelled 'Häyhä'. In Finnish, Ä is pronounced like the A in 'hat', and Y is pronounced like the French U or German Ü. I'm not Finnish myself, but I learned some basics when going there once for undisclosed reasons (I'm also from the Nordics, so maybe you can figure it yourselves). The grammar is impossible, but the alphabet is super straightforward.
Also, the logic you used for the average amount of kills per soldier doesn't really work because if someone doesn't get to kill someone because they are killed, someone is still killed. The real reason the average is so low is because a lot of soldiers simply don't get a chance to kill: they can get ill, be in a place that doesn't see a lot of action, be on reconnaisance duty, be the driver or loader in a tank crew, or maybe they simply refuse to shoot at the enemy. A lot of people simply can't do it. And even then, that might still be effective. A lot of "battles" in places like Iraq and Afghanistan were resolved without anyone hitting anything simply because both sides realised the other side was shooting, and the side with the least firepower withdrew.
In war, it's hard to say what's average. On my mother's side of the family, one uncle told me that he reportedly did not kill anyone (as a truck driver in the war), another uncle fought two years before his first home leave, the third one's war lasted two weeks, skied into" friendly" mine apparently fighting in the same area as Simo and disappeared during evacuation. In the cousin's family, a man got into a fight between two Finns vs. 300 Russians. The mother's family had a Russian prisoner of war who hit their horse with an axe, after the war the prisoner was returned to Russia, Stalin's ways knowing the destination either Siberia or execution. @@rasmusn.e.m1064
@@AH-li7ef I get what you're trying to say, but 'average' is just the product of the number of kills divided by the number of people. What you're arguing about is either what is considered normal (heuristics) or what the median is (statistics). Either way, it's not what I was talking about, though I will grant you that stats in war are always multitudinous and untrustworthy, and stats in history are scarce and untrustworthy.
The difference of soldiers versus snipers is you usually know where the other soldiers are in relation to your position, Snipers you don’t have a clue. They could be anywhere, usually up high.
"He was promoted from corporal straight to 2nd lieutenant" For context, that's the biggest single promotion (ie. most number of ranks upwards in a single promotion) in the history of the Finnish military.
He was asked what he felt killing all those people, his answer was just ”recoil”. But many finnish machine gunners become mentally unstable after moving down russians wave after wave.
@@WW-Reactions yarnhub has a really good video.... if you want to listen to music based on history, there is always Sabaton, which also speaks about this man, and since you are Polish, they also have stuff about them
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Keep in mind, he killed 500+ people in just about 100 days!
105 to be exact. Well, at least the war lasted 105 days.
Hardworking finnish man is dangerous foe
@@Aer0n023He was wounded and spent almost a week in a medically induced coma. The reason the war ended was because he woke up and the Soviets were afraid that he'd return to combat.
The tennis rackets on your feet are called "snow shoes....they can provide more support in deep soft snow but are slower and more cumbersom. Skiis, because they are long and narrow, allow you to stay on top and move forward easily. It can literally be as hard to travel through snow as swimming in sugar. If you are not using skiis or snowshoes.
im from Finland and i Really like when streets are slippery and you can see your breath ! Simo Häyhä is like world champion ! best in the world!!! Long Rest Simo !!
It must be so beautiful during Christmas time too
He outlived Russia born Born: December 17, 1905, Rautjärvi - died April 1, 2002 (age 96 years), Hamina
96 years. That's more than two times the lifetime of an average Russian man!
Skiing is essential in winter warfare. In optimal circumstances you can ski significantly faster than you can run with less energy used.
I bicycle to work in -35 Celsius. I would not lay down for hours at that temperature. That is really the next level of self control. Skiing is way faster, than snowshoes. Everyone in Finland knows how to ski in some level.
He basically killed on average more than one an hour when it was daylight, in his record day he got 40 sniper kills, Soviets really feared him.
Ps. The battle of Kollaa was a bloody and hellish battle, but even though there were a few dozen Finns against thousands of Soviets, they held their line until the end, even after they lost Simo.
Makig sure to say thank you for your continued exploration. Loving your videos.
The Fat Electrician's video on one of the US deadliest sniper, Carlos Hathcock, is one that you might watch.
below +23 celsius is winter to me.
even though, in the city where i live in turkey, it didn't go down below 0 degree for at least last 5 years or so, i am only happy and content with weather between mid-june to late-august. i don't like tropical either because of humidity. i like extreme heat but dry air, and even though i like heat, i don't like light so i prefer summer nights over summer days.
one guy killing more than 700 people personally (rifle and submachine gun combined) is insane. even killing one person generally affects human psyche very drastically.
I would love to talk with you from Finland against Russia.. My grandfateher was a soldier against russians.. So many stories to tell❤
Skiing is actually very easy and not at all clumsy. I'd rather have skis than those tennis rackets aka snowshoes, but either way, better than without in deep snow.
The narrator of the video did a pretty poor job at pronouncing his name.
I think the simplest way to explain the pronunciation of his name is like this: It's spelled 'Häyhä'. In Finnish, Ä is pronounced like the A in 'hat', and Y is pronounced like the French U or German Ü.
I'm not Finnish myself, but I learned some basics when going there once for undisclosed reasons (I'm also from the Nordics, so maybe you can figure it yourselves). The grammar is impossible, but the alphabet is super straightforward.
Also, the logic you used for the average amount of kills per soldier doesn't really work because if someone doesn't get to kill someone because they are killed, someone is still killed. The real reason the average is so low is because a lot of soldiers simply don't get a chance to kill: they can get ill, be in a place that doesn't see a lot of action, be on reconnaisance duty, be the driver or loader in a tank crew, or maybe they simply refuse to shoot at the enemy. A lot of people simply can't do it. And even then, that might still be effective. A lot of "battles" in places like Iraq and Afghanistan were resolved without anyone hitting anything simply because both sides realised the other side was shooting, and the side with the least firepower withdrew.
Im a finn and can confirme you are indeed very correct
Thank you, you're making really good points
In war, it's hard to say what's average. On my mother's side of the family, one uncle told me that he reportedly did not kill anyone (as a truck driver in the war), another uncle fought two years before his first home leave, the third one's war lasted two weeks, skied into" friendly" mine apparently fighting in the same area as Simo and disappeared during evacuation. In the cousin's family, a man got into a fight between two Finns vs. 300 Russians. The mother's family had a Russian prisoner of war who hit their horse with an axe, after the war the prisoner was returned to Russia, Stalin's ways knowing the destination either Siberia or execution. @@rasmusn.e.m1064
@@AH-li7ef I get what you're trying to say, but 'average' is just the product of the number of kills divided by the number of people. What you're arguing about is either what is considered normal (heuristics) or what the median is (statistics). Either way, it's not what I was talking about, though I will grant you that stats in war are always multitudinous and untrustworthy, and stats in history are scarce and untrustworthy.
The difference of soldiers versus snipers is you usually know where the other soldiers are in relation to your position, Snipers you don’t have a clue. They could be anywhere, usually up high.
"He was promoted from corporal straight to 2nd lieutenant"
For context, that's the biggest single promotion (ie. most number of ranks upwards in a single promotion) in the history of the Finnish military.
He really should have added that detail! Thanks a lot
"tennis rackets for shoes".... those would be snow shoes??
Check out the fat electricians version of his story. Really enjoyable.
He did it without a scope
Sabaton history Soldier Of 3 Armies would be good reaction series since it is done in 3 episodes. i would watch you reaction to those.
Thanks a ton!! A new history channel to check out, and already with a suggestion, that's awesome.
He was asked what he felt killing all those people, his answer was just ”recoil”. But many finnish machine gunners become mentally unstable after moving down russians wave after wave.
The kind of shoes you wear in the snow. Dude, you were so close.
I am so angry right now.
More than Carlos hathcock
this video that your watching is very poor.. for the story.. Simo Häyhä died in 2002 !
We may try another one in the future! Do you have any recommendations? We already have our eyes on the Fat Electrician one
@@WW-Reactions yarnhub has a really good video.... if you want to listen to music based on history, there is always Sabaton, which also speaks about this man, and since you are Polish, they also have stuff about them
Don't say the name, just spell it.