@@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.
When Simo was asked if he felt any sad emotions towards the ppl he killed he just replied with. "I did what i was told to do and did it the best i could"
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.
"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.
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.
Paddles are called snow shoes. We learn to lay down with ski's on our feets (just go down and spread legs with ski's on them - very stable shooting position).
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.
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.
The Soviets actually preferred to use other nationalities than Russians against us Finns during the IIWW.. Kirgisian, Kalmuks, Ukrainian.. The two divisions 44th and 163rd destroyed along the Raate-road were from Zhytomir, Ukraine and the Dolin skibrigade was from Siberian nationalities.. Häyhä fought in the Kollaa river positions so most of his kills were Kirgisian and Kalmuks except officers and politruks who consisted mostly of Russians or Ukrainians for the officers and Khazaars for the politruks.. He was shot in the face with and explosive bullet from an svt automatic rifle according to his own words "..from about 10m away from the side.." while fighting rear guard action after a Finnish counter attack. We studied mr. Häyhä extensively in the FDF sniper/dmr school when I served and they still do.
Finns indeed train shooting while skiing, its still an effective form of transport nowadays. It is super tidious conducting assault on foot, deep snow, after your moose-legged sergeant :D skis you can just dive down and get up with alittle practice just the same as on foot on dry ground.
But Simo stayed humble. He gave some interviews, but mostly said he is a Farmer, dog person and the war stuff was just his job at the time. Alot of Finnish veterans just kind of downplay what they did like that. It's kinda sad how the generations after them treated these people.
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.
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.
When the heart winter light was going down, the Russian sniper gave up. In the blink of an eye, he emerged from his firing position. About 300 meters away, Häyhä took aim at the grain of the Pystykorva rifle. The goal was only visible to Häyhä for fractions of a second. That was enough. He had practiced this thousands and thousands of times. The index finger bent and took off the loose from the trigger. The striker struck the primer and ignited the initiator mass and gunpowder. The fire gas, which rose to a pressure of two to three thousand atmospheres, pushed the bullet. A mouth flame flashed from the mouth of the pipe. Before the sound of the shot caused by the ignition of the gunpowder charge had reached the ears of the Russian sniper, the deadly bullet, which pierced the freezing air faster than the sound... the bullet, struck. The shot echoed for a while in the snowy forests of Kollaa. Then the voice disappeared. It blended into the sounds of war without anyone paying much attention to it. Revenge for the friend by Häyhä... well... he did kill his friend... (true story)
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.
This shows very old men who still remember what they did... ""Veteraanien perintö | Arvet efter veteranerna | Legacy of our Veterans"" ruclips.net/video/hFtcERLYbDA/видео.html
@@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
Seems that you know nothing about cross country skiing. In deep snow. Luckily we Finns know. Ordinary Finnish conscripts shoot better than SAS "experts".
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.
Some stories says he kills over 800. 505 with his rifle and onthers his Suomi konepistooli...
The finnish surrendered lol the societs didn't surrender because they were scared of him @@george217
When Simo was asked if he felt any sad emotions towards the ppl he killed he just replied with. "I did what i was told to do and did it the best i could"
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.
He did it without a scope
Skiing is essential in winter warfare. In optimal circumstances you can ski significantly faster than you can run with less energy used.
"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
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
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 outlived Soviet Union, lol 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!
I think you mean he outlived the soviet union, Russia is still here today.
@@zpitzer Thanks - I corrected that🤗
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.
I would love to talk with you from Finland against Russia.. My grandfateher was a soldier against russians.. So many stories to tell❤
Paddles are called snow shoes. We learn to lay down with ski's on our feets (just go down and spread legs with ski's on them - very stable shooting position).
Makig sure to say thank you for your continued exploration. Loving your videos.
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.
"This is our land, it is" -Said Simo Häyhä to his family, as he leave out from door to army and war. Neighbor of Häyhä family told this reportedly
Im from Canada and it can sting when you breathe, coldest ive been in is -58.
The kind of shoes you wear in the snow. Dude, you were so close.
I am so angry right now.
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.
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 heard somewhere that one time when he was being interviewed about what he felt when shooting them hes answer was that he felt the recoil.
The Soviets actually preferred to use other nationalities than Russians against us Finns during the IIWW.. Kirgisian, Kalmuks, Ukrainian.. The two divisions 44th and 163rd destroyed along the Raate-road were from Zhytomir, Ukraine and the Dolin skibrigade was from Siberian nationalities.. Häyhä fought in the Kollaa river positions so most of his kills were Kirgisian and Kalmuks except officers and politruks who consisted mostly of Russians or Ukrainians for the officers and Khazaars for the politruks.. He was shot in the face with and explosive bullet from an svt automatic rifle according to his own words "..from about 10m away from the side.." while fighting rear guard action after a Finnish counter attack. We studied mr. Häyhä extensively in the FDF sniper/dmr school when I served and they still do.
Finns indeed train shooting while skiing, its still an effective form of transport nowadays. It is super tidious conducting assault on foot, deep snow, after your moose-legged sergeant :D skis you can just dive down and get up with alittle practice just the same as on foot on dry ground.
But Simo stayed humble. He gave some interviews, but mostly said he is a Farmer, dog person and the war stuff was just his job at the time. Alot of Finnish veterans just kind of downplay what they did like that. It's kinda sad how the generations after them treated these people.
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.
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.
When the heart winter light was going down, the Russian sniper gave up. In the blink of an eye, he emerged from his firing position. About 300 meters away, Häyhä took aim at the grain of the Pystykorva rifle. The goal was only visible to Häyhä for fractions of a second. That was enough.
He had practiced this thousands and thousands of times. The index finger bent and took off the loose from the trigger. The striker struck the primer and ignited the initiator mass and gunpowder. The fire gas, which rose to a pressure of two to three thousand atmospheres, pushed the bullet.
A mouth flame flashed from the mouth of the pipe. Before the sound of the shot caused by the ignition of the gunpowder charge had reached the ears of the Russian sniper, the deadly bullet, which pierced the freezing air faster than the sound... the bullet, struck.
The shot echoed for a while in the snowy forests of Kollaa. Then the voice disappeared. It blended into the sounds of war without anyone paying much attention to it.
Revenge for the friend by Häyhä... well... he did kill his friend... (true story)
skiing is way more fast to get around than paddle? with snowshoes. Confirmed...
The Fat Electrician's video on one of the US deadliest sniper, Carlos Hathcock, is one that you might watch.
"tennis rackets for shoes".... those would be snow shoes??
I know this jind of rifle from videogames. Thats a man 2024.
Also it was said that 1 finnish trooper is worth of over 10 russians.
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.
More than Carlos hathcock
This shows very old men who still remember what they did... ""Veteraanien perintö | Arvet efter veteranerna | Legacy of our Veterans"" ruclips.net/video/hFtcERLYbDA/видео.html
Check out the fat electricians version of his story. Really enjoyable.
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.
Seems that you know nothing about cross country skiing. In deep snow. Luckily we Finns know. Ordinary Finnish conscripts shoot better than SAS "experts".