This episode reminded me of one specific joke: During winter war soviet general hears someone shouting from wood - "One finnish soldier is better than ten soviet". Angry general sends ten man to deal with annoying Fin. After short period of shots and dying soviets screams, comes another shout - "One finnish soldier is better than hundred soviet". General sends hundred soldier and again none of them comes back. Then general hears third shout - "One finnish soldier is better than thousand soviets". Furious general sends thousand man to deal with him. This time one of his soldiers manage to survive and reports to general - "Sir, please don't send more our troops, it's a trap, there's two of them".
Sounds more like he found the cheat code. I introduced my teens to TFE & their history scores skyrocketed. Nic makes it interesting which means they'll not only pay attention, but WANT to remember the details.
Sounds like he's augmenting the B.S. that they call History in the Common Core Curriculum with some actual facts and some encouraging and patriotic stories. Fantastic ! A+ for him !
I've been to Finland and the people are so incredibly sweet (for example they have little displays at museums that are at the height for children and explain the display in a way that a kid can understand) but also hard as nails. I gotta share the famous joke about them and Russians from after WW2: Finnish general Adolf Ehrnrooth was visiting in England after the World War II. British general asked him how many Russian troops were stationed in Finland. "A few hundred thousand" answered Ehrnrooth. "Where in Finland are they stationed?" The British general asked. Ehrnrooth answered: "Two meters underground around the border."
Even as a guy born and raised in Finland, having been through 31 of these harsh winters, i gotta say the fact that Simo layed in the snow and ice, not moving at all, and PACKING HIS MOUTH WITH SNOW to prevent his breath fog is SO badass and metal af that i don't have enough words for it. I start shivering when i take my white shep dog out in the winter. That generation really was the most badass.
Simo isn’t actually dead, he is in Area 51 in a cyro chamber. He is frozen next to Lauri Törni, the inscription says: Break if USSR reforms In addition, Aimo Koivunen is next to Lauri, and adjacent to Simo, Francis Pegahmagabow with the Aisle of frozen marksmen with a sign glowing with luminescence saying: Greatest marksmen for assassination
True. I had a wrestling coach who was a Finnish fellow. He had one hand from a birth defect. That guy was actively competing into his 60s, and people were dodging him.
As a Finn, I've heard the story of Häyhä a hundred times and I've seen a hundred different videos about him. This was absolutely the best one yet! You included a lot of tiny facts that everyone else leaves untold, they helped paint a picture of Simo as who he really was. Thank you!
as someone who's great grandpa came to the states through ellis island from finland and did cultural presentations in grade school on the finns - finland is loved by any american that knows what finland is
I came here to say the same thing. Best research done, best storytelling of Häyhä, even though I've heard the story a million times. I think Häyhä himself laughed. :D "Takes a 7-day nap about it." :D
In case you're wondering how Aarne Juutilainen earned the nickname "The Terror of Morocco" , the man actually served in the French foreign legion between 1930 and 1935. Apparently he was planning on returning to France to become an officer but his plans were stopped when the Finnish army was mobilized. Also, his brother Ilmari was a fighter ace with 94 aerial victories
So... so are the Finns a race of snow demons disguised as humans? Every time you turn the corner, there's another Finnish war hero who stacked more bodies than most armies put together.
7:11 Don’t underestimate the bicycle. It’s a form of transport that can still easily cover 50 miles a day, but is virtually silent, can easily be hidden in woods, buildings, and even brush, has virtually no logistical chain, and can be maintained indefinitely with nothing but a bicycle pump and a Swiss Army knife.
True with two exceptions. In addition to the Swiss army knife you need a patch kit (or tubes), chain breaker and extra break pads if you really want to maintain it indefinitely. Oh, and some chain oil. Prolly need that, too. But, your point stands. It's an amazing piece of gear for the fully independent person's mobility. Signed A former bike messenger
@@nullpoint3346professional and amateur cyclists do that on the regular. Bike touring with gear is a bit different, but 50 miles a day wouldn’t be unusual.
The quote "What did you feel when shooting a gun? Recoil" is most commonly attributed to the character "Inspector Harry Callahan" played by Clint Eastwood in the movie "Magnum Force" (1973)
Interviewer to soldier fighting in Indo-China (Vietnam) : "What is like to kill anther human being?" Soldier: "I have no idea, I've only killed Communists." (paraphrased)
The Finnish military is still full of badasses. Working in a TOC in northern Iraq we had a lot of countries come through. Most did their own thing, some did next to nothing, others worked closer with us. The Fins came in and immediately started working at the entry check point of the FOB which was the most dangerous position you could have outside of going out of the wire on mission. Their guys were very squared away and respectful whether on assignment or in the chow tent.
That reminds me about one thing. Whenever Finnish troops/peacekeepers are deployed abroad, first thing they do is build a sauna. They had few saunas in Iraq which is kinda funny when you consider how hot it can get during the day.
Simo spent his days after the war also as a dog breeder. And later had a few hunting trips with the president of Finland. That's quite badass. In 1940 Mannerheim, who was the commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces in ww2 promoted Simo from the rank of corporal straight to second lieutenant. To this day this is the biggest promotion in Finnish army history.
I had the pleasure of making Finnish friends during my college days and having visited their country twice, you really get a deep appreciation of their suffering (visit one of their many excellent WWII museums) and develop a notion of the concept of “Sisu.” These people think jumping in the frozen lake or rolling in the snow at the end of a winter sauna session is pleasurable! And if you were wondering what kind of game Simo and the President of Finland were hunting, my guess is BEAR was on the menu! Finally, welcome to NATO, Finland! No greater an enemy, and no better a friend! 🇫🇮❤ 🇫🇮❤
Basically elevated him from peasant to noble, of course couldn't make it higher than second lui because the other officers were bitches that would cry about his birth. The world is a very weird place.
To be exact Simo was first promoted to private first class (korpraali), then ensign, which is the lowest rank for officers. US rank corporal translates as alikersantti in Finnish rankings. This is a very common misunderstanding in translations.
One thing i love about Simo is that everytime i see someone cover his story, there's always something more to learn from the Finns in the comments. He is so well respected by his countrymen that his actions are common folk tales passed down the generations. If that isn't what it means to be loved by your country, i don't know what is.
How/where did they lay him to rest? Does he have an impressive memorial, or is he in his town's modest church cemetery? He seems like the kind of man that would have preferred the latter.
_"He is so well respected by his countrymen that his actions are common folk tales passed down the generations."_ Mostly respected, he e.g. got lot's of death threats and such. It's good to remember there e.g. was lot's of Soviet-minded people in Finland who would have loved to see Soviet crush Finland and take over, or general red dawn of Communism which naturally meant that people fighting for German side were automatically bad no matter what their personal motivations might have been. It's good to remember whole Finnish civil war war in 1918 was partly fueled by some people wanting to similar kind of Communist revolution that happened in Russia and when WW2 happened plenty of people still leaned that way even if their side had lost 20 years prior.
A Finn here! So proud of Simo and all the other finnish soldiers (including both of my grandfathers) who fought at war defending our home country against Russia (or back then it was officially The Soviet Union, but a russian is a russian...)
but you guys still lost the war, lost even more land that you could have otherwise. i guess you are also proud of becoming Hitler's lapdog, you didn't even try to fight the nzis. just joined them straight up lmao >a russian is a russian what does soviet union have to do with Russia? Russians were the biggest victim of it and all that after we got you from under the sweden's yolk, you even have our emperor Alexander in your military hymn. what a bunch of ungrateful inbred tribesmen, history won't be kind to you
Patrol of Russian soldiers, freezing in the cold, one soldier sneezes Pile of snow: “bless you” Soldier: “thank you comrade I- oh no” **gunshots and Säkkijärven polkka echo across the Finnish wilderness**
As a Finn, and as the great grandson of a Winter War veteran, I am honored to have been alive at the same time as the greatest sniper in recorded history, and the most famous Finn worldwide. Thank you, Fat Electrician for making this video. I am the only military historian in my family and I will share this with everyone I know.
Täällä kans yksi kahden veteraanin jälkeläinen, molemmat heistä valitettavasti jo jättäneet tämän maailman. Pidetään historian tietämystä yllä tulevillekin sukupolville, jotta he eivät koskaan unohtaisi kuinka lähellä vapauden menettäminen voi olla!
@@teknoaija1762 something tells me you’re a skeptic. As am I. Can we not just agree that the video was good? I don’t care if there was hyperbole (you spelled it wrong). I liked the video and it made me proud to be Finnish.
A reporter once asked Raphael Gan Ganowicz what it felt like to kill another human being. He replied - ' I wouldn't know. I've only killed communists." Much respect to the Finish from someone raised by a Polish Family. Fuck Stalin!
>go to store >slush everywhere >my socks are getting wet, feels awful >overhear some gibberish from some people >sounds like "sisu" >remember Simo >decide to embrace adversity >I have wet socks, and that is good >finish trip without hinderance >finish faster because I don't bother dodging puddles Thank you, good video.
Considering nothing runs better in snow than a reindeer as their feet adapt to the season and widens into snow shoes during winter (a moose is a tabk that buldozes its way through the snow), I can see that being a thing.
I've heard this story about 18384759392 times from my grandmother and father. My grandmother and family were from Karelia the part of Finland annexed by the soviets as well. My great grandfather fought in the winter war. Now we're all here in America. Great telling of this story my dude.
@ComancheWarrior63 paišva ( karelian) kittos ( finnish) . I speak karelian finnish do not let that one case of a different word take away that karelian and finnish are both mutually understood between speakers. I only mention it as the Russians made one hell of a point to culturally divide western Finns from Eastern Karelians after annexation.
I'm an Finn and this is one of the shortest and best descriptions of The white Death that I've seen so far. I heard that there will be a movie about him soon. Thank you, and i hope there is still some Sisu in this country.
They will start filming it soon when the funding is clear, what I've heard 2025 is the year they will start the shooting of this movie. So in the next few years we will most likely have one of the most waited Finnish hero movies up in the air and to be presented to the people all over the world and shown how to not f with Finns!
He's also about to feature in a popular Japanese manga called Record Of Ragnarok. Basically, all gods of all religions exist, and they decide to end humanity. One of the Valkyrie demands the gods give humanity a chance. So the gods pick 12 fighters and humanity pick 12 fighters, then they 1v1 in a best of 12. The human fighters include people like Adam the first human, Leonidas, Okita, Nostradamus, Rasputin & like I mentioned, Simo. He's about to face off against Loki, Norse God of Trickery.
Bro didnt get the medal he deserved, but do you guys at elast have statues or something of him? If so, PLEASE tell me its as close to the Russian boarder as possible. Preferable with a gun pointed at them. Nah, that might embolden Russia to do something. Afterall, with modern technology, Russia can probably defeat the statue while only lose 271 men. ...who am I kidding, Russia will fuck it up and lose way more men than last time.
Hope that movie is accurate and they don't ruin it with too much wokeness. Terveisiä kylmästä (onneksi ei niin kylmästä kuin 39-40😂) Eteläisestä Suomesta.
I've had a good reason to be interested in the Winter War since I was a child because my father fought in it. Like many a war vet, my father did not say much about his military experiences, although he did on appropriate occasions mention that his younger and only brother died in the last week of the war. All of which is prologue to why I, a Finnish-Canadian dual citizen, have watched many videos on Simo Häyhä (I wish I could give you the proper pronunciation of his name). And of all of the videos I have seen, your's Mr. Electrician, is by far the best in both fact and spirit. As for the spirit, you can be born into the culture of sisu but, as with bushido, given a good description, it is something that you can develop within yourself. That is what I suggest that you do. Sisu is one of the most useful "life hacks" that you can cultivate, for its benefits extend through your entire life well beyond mere warfare. Thank you for this video, which is an excellent service to all who watch it attentively. Btw, the "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelias Antoninus is highly recommended reading. Free pdf available on the internet.
You're telling me Simo missed the whole first day of the winter war? That's probably the only reason he doesn't have 600 kills. Excellent video TFE, Stay awesome!
When you consider that there were most likely many more wounded who ultimately did not survive, but aren't included in his official confirmed count, the number most likely is considerably higher.
He had 800+ those 500 were just the sniper.... Man's was 5feet tall... Peasant farmer who hunted No army since has been able to produce a professional soldier who could do the same.... Ww3 someone might set a new record but so far.... been mighty quiet
@@JohnDoe-qh5xg Today, it is effectively impossible for infantry to do the same in an open battlefield (satellites, CAS, drones, helos, RC cars, thermal options for all of them). Even in asymmetric warfare because of ROE.
@LPikeno true true but still applies I'm pretty sure no one alive today could use his gun no scope and beat his accuracy or speed. Bombs can kill thousands also but I'm talking about 1v1 between to countries at war... no one will rack those numbers with any hand held gun automatic or not. But yeah your point is also valid the opportunities are also small
The Finns are pretty rad dudes. Big fans of them. When I did my shooting comp there I had moments where I forgot I was in Europe. Just walking around a range with a Car-15 and Glock. Felt like home till I heard the funny accent.
I love the Swedes, but I will never stop making fun of how they talk. And then they make fun of how I talk. Then we all laugh, get drunk, and get naked in a hot lodge together at the convention of silly talks. "Häyhä" is said like halfway through you started to throw up in your mouth, Cuidightheach sounds like you started talking, choked on phlegm, and hocked a loogie.
I have a bit of a silly suggestion for you. I would love to see you do a video on Sergeant Stubby. A dog who served in world war 1 participated in 17 battles, survived multiple chemical weapon attacks, saved many wounded men, and even caught a german spy
As a typical Finnish small farmer of his time, Simo Häyhä could cope 100% with winter forest after he had hunted and logged in such conditions countless times. When on the top of that he had almost supernatural shootings skills and the Finnish "don't mess with me" -attitude, the Soviet invader was sure to suffer. During the older days, he got many death threats from communists, but remained cool and humble. As a nice gesture, president Urho Kekkonen visited him for moose hunt 1963. Greetings from Finland!
As a knitter, I am not surprised that the general's wife gifted him mittens. While we don't usually knit for strangers, babies are always the exception and I would add war heroes to the list, too! The Finns are incredible fiber artists. I'm sure those mittens were amazing. Excellent story-telling as always!
Worsted, double knit and undersized needles. Make them heavy enough to club a bear. Frost bitten fingers means Russian survivors. (I'm a knitter too, just a grouchy one.)
Kind of reminds me of the groups knitting gloves and socks for the Ukrainian armed forces. There's been a number of groups doing that for a couple of years now each winter
@@finnmcool2 My husband is a fisherman and an outdoorsman. Any suggestions for warm gloves or mittens? Btw he can be grouchy too but in a good way. He always rescuing animals and searching the woods for lost people, whether asked or not (the woods are behind out backyard).
@@silverbird425 I'd suggest trapper's mittens. If you can find them in moose hide so much the better. The original pattern had the leather separate from the knit wool liner. It made it easy to repair or replace the warm part while the waterproof outer just got tougher with use.
HLC did a small video where Finland joins NATO at the end was a bit where "Finland" says " Simo send his regards, you know him better at the White death" and USA says "that's the scariest thing I've fu*king seen" seems like the most appropriate reaction I have ever seen about the most successful sniper ever. Great history lesson as always!
Nice vid, thanks, Finn here. Both my Grandpas took part on both Winter War and Continuation War, and in tough places, too. Rukajärvi, Ilomantsi... It's 25kms to ruzzian border from where I sit now, and about 50km to Simo's home.
About the mittens. My mom was 13 when the winter war broke out and among other things knitted mittens for the soldiers, only these mittens separated the trigger finger from the other fingers; very useful for the users. Also the Kola front saw some of the heaviest fighting in the Winter War.
The last dig is going to go over so many people's head. The USSR ended in 1991, most people might know something about that, but I bet almost no one watching this understood that this dude was actually born before the USSR was founded.
Yea ,born in Russian Empire,the country that gave Finns their own state and treated them not as slaves like Swedes... Well another example of why Russians never fkn learn to treat enemies like sht , Finns tried invade Soviet Union few times before winter war ,just like Poland, and somehow when Soviets finally came to FK em over suddenly pulled a victim card... Go figure. Oh right we are on a BS "history" channel... Lol
I first learned about Simo Häyhä in the 70s. Still, to this day, the man is an absolute icon of War, Duty, Sacrifice and Patriotism. Truly a Warrior's Warrior.
Yea ,just as any other cartoon hero build for propaganda purposes... Just read a little dipper about how this heroes killed all Soviets on his part of front line 3 times each... I'm to lazy to check again ,but there was less then 3 hundred Soviets and guy killed 600 alone😂
@zCATAHAz "on his part of the frontline" 1: However it happens. If 300 soldiers go missing on the front lines ,they will send replacements 2: In this video, he cites where he went past the front lines to ambush camps. 3: In this video, he cites where the Finish military sent him around to different parts of the front to address problem areas. I get it. Myths and folklore all start with something true that gets bigger with each retelling. However, your logic/premise is completely flawed.
Ive just found this channel. Being an electrician myself, its nice to see that youve accomplished what all electricains talk about at work - became successful at another career. Good for you.
What isn't often mentioned is that Simo wasn't just a farm boy who was a good shot: He was a multi-year district shooting champion - in a time when that meant competing with _really_ good shooters. Nice to hear you mention him winning competitions, as that is often missed in these histories.
The exploding bullet is what saved his life; the lack of penetration, a regular FMJ round, would have killed him right then and there. The Finnish Mosins were the best of the whole lot that was made. Sako rebuilt the Russian guns that Finnland had a lot of after the Civil War. Sako rebarred them with better barrels and installed better sights, along with some stock work, bedding, etc, and triggers. The rifles just shot way better for everybody who used them, Sako is world famous for making very very good hunting rifles, I should know I have four in my gun rack. Simo was one of the hard men of Finland, there is another by the name of Lauri Torni, he is a intresting one for you to do a video on him. He rests in Arlington National Cemetery under the name of Maj Larry Thorn. A son and iron man of Finland than became one of ours.
Watching your videos makes me miss my dad. He’d have loved your content. When I was growing up he and I watched countless documentaries back when the history channel actually made historical content, including one about this man. My dad was a history buff and loved military history in particular, so stories like this one were right up his alley. Keep up the great work, man. I hope you’re well, and I wish you and your’s all the best.
Hello Mr. Chubby Electron Dude, I would like to suggest the following topics for future videos: •John Rabe - the Nazi who saved hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians during the Japanese invasion of Nanjing. •Deborah Sampson - basically the Mulan of the American Revolution. You reference Disney's Mulan all the time, so this seems like a natural fit. •John Ripley - the Marine who did a 3-hour Ninja Warrior act - while being shot at - to plant explosives on a tactically critical bridge during the Vietnam war. •USS Enterprise (CV-6/CVN-65/CVN-80) - the legendary aircraft carrier that basically carried the entire Pacific war from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa, then was reincarnated as the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier and continued to serve from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the GWOT (taking a break in the 80s to star in Top Gun), and is now being reincarnated again as a Ford-class supercarrier. •The USS Barb (SS-220) - I know you already did a video on this WWII sub in your early days, but there's so much more to the story than could be told in that 5-minute TikTok. •Theodore Roosevelt - I mean, it goes without saying, really...
I just watched this and I gotta say I love how You tell the Story without a bunch of interruption , and side chatter that has nothin ta do with Simo the White Death . Loved it and will now be watchin them all . Thank you and God Bless You & Yourn always ❤
One tid bit you missed about Simo's rifle, it wasn't a standard 91/30 pattern Mosin Nagant, it was the M28/30 Finnish upgrade to the Mosin Nagant which was also the first of the Finnish Mosin Nagants to feature the precision adjustable rear sight leaf, a better trigger, smoother action and a better barrel (I've already watched this three times because it's a good video, and I wanted to mention that in the least rude way, I can)
I'm saying he was a good sniper but a lot of it has to do with his rifle because he used the Finnish civil guard rifle which was heavily modified he wouldn't be the man he was without that rifle
@@markpayne6319 sure, but he wasn't the only man with that rifle and he wasn't the only sniper on that field that had good equipment. The rifle helped, however, he was a good shot before he ever received that rifle, and you also have to remember he was able to spot other snipers and not get caught... That's 100% skill. Even if you took his rifle away, the things he was able to accomplish were nothing short of incredible.
Always awesome stories. And as always, this is your infantry brother from the Army saying, "I love you my Medic brother! And thank you for choosing an mos that takes more balls than all the others: working on guys while bullets are flying. Thanks for your service!" :) God Bless you & your Family!!!
Nick, just a quick little correction. The Mosin can't have 5 in the mag, 1 in the chamber. The bolt won't close over 5 rounds. It holds 4+1. So Simos record of rapid fire is even more impressive.
Ima be honest I didnt believe you, i couldve sworn the mosin held 5+1. But after getting mine out and testing you were correct. thanks for teaching me something about my own rifle
@@piggasauros Yeah, you don't have a Mosin Nagant... Mosins hold 5 round mags that were loaded with stripper clips. It is impossible for 5 to be too many... the Mosin Nagant holds 5+1 in the Chamber
I met Simo's great grandson at Texas Tech, he was a super cool guy. We didn't know that until we were talking about ww2 one day, and he showed us family pictures and sure enough Simo was in them.
It's a cool memory for you and I don't want to ruin it.....but he didn't have any children. Not only that, he never married and it's even been speculated that he may have died a virgin. He was a pretty religious guy and after being disfigured he was very reclusive.
The most Finnish thing to do would be showing off a picture "yeaah Häyhä was my great grand pa" when being an exchange student in Texas. Americans would eat that shit up as you have shown, don't be offended as this is very normal for some to act "famous", mostly to pick up girls/impress guys and be living rent free in their memories years after the meeting. The joke is this part when you realize you were bullshitted hard and you bought in to it as it was well executed ploy. 😂
So glad you finally covered this story! A friend of mine got to meet Simo late in his life and got to chat with him, and later some of his surviving war buddies, through an interpreter. Simo was very quiet about the Winter War (as many soldiers are about wars they served in when talking with non soldiers), but his buddies were more effusive. Simo's statement about what he did during the war was "I did as I was ordered to the best of my abilities." A very nondescript answer about an amazing service. The war buddies insisted that the confirmed kills count was too low, as a couple of them had been on some of the raids with him and insisted that his totals had to be much higher than that, almost double the official count, but as Simo had simply done, as he said, what he was ordered to the best of his abilities he really didn't care. The mission was a success? That was what mattered. That was all that really mattered. The what happened and why only mattered to the point that it helped the overall war effort. He kept track in a vague sense for his own reasons but didn't really care if anyone else ever learned. It wasn't mentioned in here, but from what I remember learning he is the only person in the Finn military to leapfrog ranks, being promoted from what we would consider a corporal to a lieutenant in one fell swoop. He also had at least one Finn president request for Simo to take him on a hunting trip, which he did. Otherwise he was very content to live a simple life with his dogs.
I love how you finally made this after all the other sniper videos you did and your finally telling the story in your way thank you lol I'm glad I wasn't a part of it before you did. 😅
Thanks for this story. It popped up on my feed this morning... and what an incredible story of a humble man, forced to embrace his inner savage, just so he could return to his humble and quiet life. Awesome story to wake-up too!
I can happily say I do know one of his nephews today. Although I as an American haven't met them in person, I'm actually friends with him online and we do talk once in a while. Today I know this nephew of his actually is involved in the Finnish Civil Guard as a marksman/sniper. So he does carry on his granduncle's legacy a fair bit.
Simo deserves MORE than a documentary.... but to be remembered by the Fat Electron guy? Let's f%&king GO!!! I've always loved Simo's story... you did it righteous justice today, my friend. You're the BEST historian.
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There IS a VERY GOOD movie... but it's in Finnish, with English subtitles.
You bring a level of humor to your videos that is simply not found in others videos. I'm getting my daily dose of military humor and knowledge in one video, and for that I thank you.
Hands down the best documentary on the white death. I love your content. You dive into all the nitty gritty stories, not just the big ones. You tell the whole story. Others just give you bullet points.
Wanted to comment the same thing, I’ve seen a couple of videos about Simo but TFE just manages to make history gangster/entertaining as hell. Legit impressed at how much more engaging his version his.
Awesome. We've heard you mention him a few times. I'm a retired Marine and read about him in the 70s. I've been looking forward to this video. Like only you can do them. 👍👍🇺🇸
I am so happy I came across your channel! I feel like your videos will be something my 9yr old son and I can watch together since I'm a history nerd and he wants to be in the army and loves learning details about different wars and the heroes that come from them. Cool channel bro! Thanks for the content 😊
This was truly a hilarious presentation. I enjoyed it much, laughed several times. I've known the story since I was a child. My grandfathers fought there and my great uncle went through six wars in total, five against Russians and the last one against Germans. The story was pretty accurate except for one minor detail, but it doesn't change anything. Thanks for this, TFE. The minor point was, that the population of Finland was at that time 3,2 million, and after the wars 432 000 Karelians were forced to move and to be settled to other parts of Finland. They needed to be transported, fed, housed, schooled and employed - it took less than seven years. During that time we payed a huge ransom to USSR, besides the land they took from us, and we denied the Marshall Aid. We wanted to be independent. Those were the real accomplishments.
Aamen tälle/Amen to this. Many forget we paid all 'war'-ransoms. All. Other's did not. Even this war was NOT OUR FAULT. And we got our ppl (those still alive, after Siberia from their mom's/dad's survived) from Karjala back afterwards too by Koivisto-statement.
@@cassu6 Finnish civil war, partisan action to free Karelia/Estonia/Ingria in the 1920's in the Kinship Wars, Winter War, Continuation War. Those would be the ones.
@@cassu6 The first was the Civil war 1918, which was launched in January around home corners in Carelia when Sovjets started arming the troops on the Finnish red side. Then Estonian Liberation War 1918-1919. Right after that a voluntary expediton to Aunus Carelia in 1919. Winter War 1939, Continuation war 1940 and finally the War in Lapland 1944-45 against the German troops.
Lauri Törni The man who hated communism so much he fought them 3 different times: 1st) In the Winter War on the side of the Fins 2nd) As a member of the SS on the Eastern Front 3rd) In Vietnam as an immigrant.
Born in 1904, you gotta figure the man actually lived longer than the USSR existed. Stalin learned a valuable lesson. Don't F*CK With The Finns. A People that not only survive, but thrive on the edge of the Artic Circle have got to be some of the toughest humans ever born and whelped.
I've never heard of your channel, nor do I know what you usually cover, but your coverage of this was hillarious and true in equal measures. Good job my man!
If I could make some suggestions: Juan Pujol García - The man started his ww2 career bullshitting to the germans that he was in London while in Lisbon, was so "effective" in recruiting spys (he just made them all up) the germans just stopped sending people, and was one of the ones in operation fortitude who kept overlord a "diversion" untill it was to late The Battle off Samar - A bunch of tin can destroyers and escort destroyers/carriers chased off the main japanese fleet(including the Yamato) at the time The St Nazaire Raid - The british rammed a destroyer, using it to get commados to raid other parts of the dock and with it as a bomb to blow up the repair dock itself, into the dry dock so the Bismark couldn't repair on the Atlantic and the Czechoslovak Legion - They stole a train to get to Vladivostok to get home; they then preceded to take the whole Trans-Siberian Railway, capture the russian gold reserve, and won a naval battle on a lake against the russians All some wild stories
Thank you, that was a fun watch! And to think that he did all that in just three months. The winter war lasted for 105 days and he was in a coma for the last week!
My favorite and I think most underrated part of your channel is the ad reads. Most pods have the same read(s) week after week I start to memorize them and say them with them. Not you every ep it’s the same sponsor yet every ep the read is different and interesting I genuinely don’t even fast forward through them. I just wanted to thank you for making these videos as good as you can cause you make some damn good videos
My grandparents are from Germany. You telling the mitten story brought a tear to my eye for some reason. The way you worded it made me somewhat feel the Eastern European grandma love!
It's awesome that you include the beginning, middle, and end. Most just talk about the battle itself rather than the people behind the story. This extra depth goes a long way, and we (the viewers) really appreciate it.
The way you open up the story and bite to the details shows talent! Simo would been happy to see this kind of honor as RUclips video from a foreign while he was a live.
@the_fat_electrician how come you didn't go into the fact that this comes from the most biased Source imaginable. the guys Diary. there's also the fact that this guy was used as propaganda which makes the story even more questionable than it already was. There's also the fact that there's no official source backing up that this guy killed over 500 people. In reality this guy severely exaggerated how many kills he got because he knew the Swedish government was never going to check if he was telling the truth or not because they needed the propaganda
@mariobadia4553 Because thats not true. His diary wasnt found until 2017. Hed been a legend already for decades. His company commander and company chaplain both support his approximate kill count. He was awarded a ceremonial rifle for it in theater. Why would the Swedish government try to fact-check him? He’s Finnish, from Finland. You don’t even know the country we’re talking about, despite me mentioning it 20 times in the video.
Bro!! You tell stories like NO ONE ELSE!! You’re a Badass storyteller….. History with you is a good time. Keep giving us a history lesson with shit talking!!
This is the best RUclips channel that there is! This cat brings people to life that everyone should know about! This cat was a hero! I can't get enough of this! This guy's confirmed kills are ridiculous, I was in Fallujah in 2003.... 200 confirmed kills like are you kidding me? Took out five Russian snipers in just a couple days? Unbelievable.... An absolute hero!
At Kollaa and Simo Häyhä museum it was said that when Simo was hit and taken to surgery on a sleigh, Simo woke up and realized that he was lying on his back and drowning in his own blood. So he turned over and passed out again.
I have a suggestion but I don’t know if it’ll become a video that’ll be made, the suggestion is about “The Unkillable Soldier” Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart a Belgian-Irish soldier who served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War and during his service He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own severely injured fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly, I had enjoyed the war."
As the littlest guy at the grocery store, and someone with immense respect and admiration for Simu, this is the best episode and telling of a lengends tale.
In 1951, a Utah National Guard artillery unit of 240 soldiers stood alone against 4,000 enemy Chinese and North Korean soldiers. Surrounded and outmanned, the small band fought valiantly and won the battle without the loss of a single soldier. For their bravery, the unit received the Presidential Unit Citation from U.S. President Harry Truman.
Nice like the 700 canadians at hill 677 vs 10k chinese ended up calling in arty on there own positions only suffered 13kia getting a presidential unit citation
The Falklands War (where Britain sailed halfway round the world to defend a small island no one expected them to bother with, purely on principle), Admiral Nelson (Britannia’s god of war) and Otto Skorzeny (landing a STOL aircraft on top of a mountaintop castle to rescue Mussolini) would make excellent FE retellings.
I read a shorter version about Simu a few years back. I absolutely love your extended version. This man is beyond a legend. He stands in a league of his own.
We need a George Beurling vid Nic. The Falcon of Malta deserves a Fat Electrician video. Awesome aerial marksmanship so much so he didn't use tracers so the enemy didn't know where he was firing from & deflection shooting so far that his own gun camera couldn't see it. But a total loose cannon, heavy antihero energy. Flew up Malta harbor inverted 30ft off the water while the shore & piers were lined with people. I think you'll enjoy his story, right up there with the other WW2 air badasses. 🤘
I've never watched any of your videos before, and I wasn't aware of who Simo is, and I have no idea why this video randomly showed up in my recommendations, but I'm happy it did. That era of warfare has always been pretty fascinating to me, and this was a wonderfully informative breakdown of an incredible individual and his accomplishments, yet also so entertaining to watch that the 26 minutes went by in what felt like 5. I was like aww man, it's already over? Haha. Awesome content, I'll be checking out more 🤜🤛
Absolutely one of the most badass warriors to ever exist in world history. And proof that real life super human heroes really exist...like maybe once every couple hundred years. Freakin love your natural ability to tell these heroes stories bro!
Battle of Myeongnyang, Admiral Yi Sun-Sin "Of whose movements a track-chart might be compiled from the wrecks of hundreds of Japanese ships lying with their valiant crews at the bottom of the sea" Never lost a battle, never lost a ship, built his own Navy twice and got betrayed both times. Had 13 Warships left so he went 13 vs 330 and won. It's really old but its a godamn good google search. Much love brother
"It may be proper to compare me with Nelson, but not with Korea's Yi Sun-sin, for he has no equal." Admiral Togo (Japanese) comparing Yi Sun-Sin with Admiral Horatio Nelson, who beat Napoleon at Trafalgar
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Keep the suggestions coming!
Do335 or XP55
Captain Witold Pilecki, "the Auschwitz Volunteer"
Nathan "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" Hale
Roof Koreans! for the lulz
Top 5 times US bureaucracy was an intentional obstacle to our own soldiers due to prioritizing money, politics, etc?
This episode reminded me of one specific joke:
During winter war soviet general hears someone shouting from wood - "One finnish soldier is better than ten soviet".
Angry general sends ten man to deal with annoying Fin.
After short period of shots and dying soviets screams, comes another shout -
"One finnish soldier is better than hundred soviet".
General sends hundred soldier and again none of them comes back. Then general hears third shout -
"One finnish soldier is better than thousand soviets".
Furious general sends thousand man to deal with him.
This time one of his soldiers manage to survive and reports to general - "Sir, please don't send more our troops, it's a trap, there's two of them".
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My God this was funny.
You beat me to the punch. Was going to post the same thing.
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A friend of mine here in Texas is a world history teacher, he has used your channel for making the World War II more interesting for his students.
Based teacher
@@john_michael97doesn't sound like he's doing his job.
"Now, kids, just don't mention the swearing to anybody...." Lol!
Sounds more like he found the cheat code. I introduced my teens to TFE & their history scores skyrocketed. Nic makes it interesting which means they'll not only pay attention, but WANT to remember the details.
Sounds like he's augmenting the B.S. that they call History in the Common Core Curriculum with some actual facts and some encouraging and patriotic stories. Fantastic ! A+ for him !
I've been to Finland and the people are so incredibly sweet (for example they have little displays at museums that are at the height for children and explain the display in a way that a kid can understand) but also hard as nails. I gotta share the famous joke about them and Russians from after WW2:
Finnish general Adolf Ehrnrooth was visiting in England after the World War II.
British general asked him how many Russian troops were stationed in Finland.
"A few hundred thousand" answered Ehrnrooth.
"Where in Finland are they stationed?" The British general asked.
Ehrnrooth answered: "Two meters underground around the border."
Gangsta AF!
"They are so many
And our country so small.
Wherever shall we burry them all."
😮 hole eeeeeee shit!
Well, they listen to shitty music and they're humorless, but stand-up people? Absolutely.
@@dner75-xh9leHanoi Rocks isn't shitty music, they were Guns n Roses before Guns n Roses.
Even as a guy born and raised in Finland, having been through 31 of these harsh winters, i gotta say the fact that Simo layed in the snow and ice, not moving at all, and PACKING HIS MOUTH WITH SNOW to prevent his breath fog is SO badass and metal af that i don't have enough words for it. I start shivering when i take my white shep dog out in the winter.
That generation really was the most badass.
For real. That winter was also one of the coldest ones ever.
Pukeutuu oikein nii ei oo koskaan kylmä tai sit sä oot vaan joku vilukissa nössönasse 😮
he was no fool, he was wearing many layers of clothing to keep himself warm while the poorly equipped soviets were freezing.
I am finn too and I tell you the older the generation is the more badass it is
Snow is actually a type of insulation, especially against the harsh wind. 🫡
He lived longer than the USSR had existed. And the fact that he outlived its existence is the cherry on top.
Born before it was formed. Died after it was gone.
the photos of him out shooting with the boys as an old man are so epic
Damn he was actually born with the purpose of ridding this world of evil
Damn shame I can only like this once.
@@Vincent_BeersOfv it formed before him otherwise he would have intervened lmao
Simo isn’t actually dead, he is in Area 51 in a cyro chamber. He is frozen next to Lauri Törni, the inscription says: Break if USSR reforms
In addition, Aimo Koivunen is next to Lauri, and adjacent to Simo, Francis Pegahmagabow with the Aisle of frozen marksmen with a sign glowing with luminescence saying: Greatest marksmen for assassination
Törni is also known (at least in the US) as Larry Thorne.
We’re just waiting for Article 5 to be invoked now.
Whenever Russia gets threatening towards Finland, they get told "Simo sends his regards."
This comment! 😂
The doomslayer but replace hell with soviet
Americans: "Embrace the suck."
Finns: "Become the suck that the Red Army tells scary campfire tales about."
True. I had a wrestling coach who was a Finnish fellow. He had one hand from a birth defect. That guy was actively competing into his 60s, and people were dodging him.
@@nicholasneyhart396I bet you learned the word Perkele very well
@@TheJL103 Very much so. Especially when I lost.
Are you aware that the only other language like Suomi( Finnish) is Hungarian?
@@appaloosa42 Estonians are way more related than Hungarian.
As a Finn, I've heard the story of Häyhä a hundred times and I've seen a hundred different videos about him.
This was absolutely the best one yet! You included a lot of tiny facts that everyone else leaves untold, they helped paint a picture of Simo as who he really was.
Thank you!
as someone who's great grandpa came to the states through ellis island from finland and did cultural presentations in grade school on the finns - finland is loved by any american that knows what finland is
I came here to say the same thing. Best research done, best storytelling of Häyhä, even though I've heard the story a million times. I think Häyhä himself laughed. :D "Takes a 7-day nap about it." :D
In case you're wondering how Aarne Juutilainen earned the nickname "The Terror of Morocco" , the man actually served in the French foreign legion between 1930 and 1935. Apparently he was planning on returning to France to become an officer but his plans were stopped when the Finnish army was mobilized.
Also, his brother Ilmari was a fighter ace with 94 aerial victories
Ilmari or his plane was also never once hit during the war and he's the highest scoring non german ace of ww2.
So... so are the Finns a race of snow demons disguised as humans? Every time you turn the corner, there's another Finnish war hero who stacked more bodies than most armies put together.
@@sagqeIn a Brewster Buffalo of all aircraft for half of it. That takes balls.
@@sr7129 Most of his kills was with Messerschmitt.
@@sagqe Man I hope Nick has a video coming up on this guy. That's incredible.
7:11 Don’t underestimate the bicycle. It’s a form of transport that can still easily cover 50 miles a day, but is virtually silent, can easily be hidden in woods, buildings, and even brush, has virtually no logistical chain, and can be maintained indefinitely with nothing but a bicycle pump and a Swiss Army knife.
True with two exceptions. In addition to the Swiss army knife you need a patch kit (or tubes), chain breaker and extra break pads if you really want to maintain it indefinitely.
Oh, and some chain oil. Prolly need that, too. But, your point stands. It's an amazing piece of gear for the fully independent person's mobility.
Signed
A former bike messenger
the Swiss Army dissolved their bicycle corps in 2003
their war bicycle is actually a beastly thing and was used in moutainous country
50 miles a day? I can't tell if that's impressive or disappointing for a muscle powered vehicle.
I just looked up the type of bike. Similar to an old Schwinn, single speed and looks like a coaster brake. Those things are almost unkillable.
@@nullpoint3346professional and amateur cyclists do that on the regular. Bike touring with gear is a bit different, but 50 miles a day wouldn’t be unusual.
Interviewer "so what did you feel when shooting a enemy solider?"
Simo- "the recoil"
Cold as a Finland winter.
The quote "What did you feel when shooting a gun? Recoil" is most commonly attributed to the character "Inspector Harry Callahan" played by Clint Eastwood in the movie "Magnum Force" (1973)
@@justincase5583nobody knows the actual orgin
Interviewer to soldier fighting in Indo-China (Vietnam) : "What is like to kill anther human being?"
Soldier: "I have no idea, I've only killed Communists."
(paraphrased)
@@justincase5583 Jesus, I bet nobody forgets to invite you to parties.
The Finnish military is still full of badasses. Working in a TOC in northern Iraq we had a lot of countries come through. Most did their own thing, some did next to nothing, others worked closer with us. The Fins came in and immediately started working at the entry check point of the FOB which was the most dangerous position you could have outside of going out of the wire on mission. Their guys were very squared away and respectful whether on assignment or in the chow tent.
Compared to WWII we have now much better army. What we had 1939? Farmers.
Now we have one of the toughest army in the world. And thats been tested👍😃
That reminds me about one thing. Whenever Finnish troops/peacekeepers are deployed abroad, first thing they do is build a sauna. They had few saunas in Iraq which is kinda funny when you consider how hot it can get during the day.
@@Vapourized90Not hot enough. 😅
When Simo comes for you, you aren't just dead, you're Finnished.
Show yourself out... That was hilarious BTW
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The dad humor is strong with this one...
Bless you sir. 😂
Haha thats a good one 😂
Simo spent his days after the war also as a dog breeder. And later had a few hunting trips with the president of Finland. That's quite badass. In 1940 Mannerheim, who was the commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces in ww2 promoted Simo from the rank of corporal straight to second lieutenant. To this day this is the biggest promotion in Finnish army history.
Wonder if anyone kept his bloodline of dog alive?
I had the pleasure of making Finnish friends during my college days and having visited their country twice, you really get a deep appreciation of their suffering (visit one of their many excellent WWII museums) and develop a notion of the concept of “Sisu.” These people think jumping in the frozen lake or rolling in the snow at the end of a winter sauna session is pleasurable! And if you were wondering what kind of game Simo and the President of Finland were hunting, my guess is BEAR was on the menu! Finally, welcome to NATO, Finland! No greater an enemy, and no better a friend! 🇫🇮❤ 🇫🇮❤
Basically elevated him from peasant to noble, of course couldn't make it higher than second lui because the other officers were bitches that would cry about his birth. The world is a very weird place.
To be exact Simo was first promoted to private first class (korpraali), then ensign, which is the lowest rank for officers. US rank corporal translates as alikersantti in Finnish rankings. This is a very common misunderstanding in translations.
@@karipintakivi9153 Well I got this from the finish wiki
One thing i love about Simo is that everytime i see someone cover his story, there's always something more to learn from the Finns in the comments. He is so well respected by his countrymen that his actions are common folk tales passed down the generations. If that isn't what it means to be loved by your country, i don't know what is.
Couldn't agree more mate, the guy's the stuff of legend
Simo is unironically a modern Ragnar or William Marshall or William Wallace. It'll be 500 years and he'll still be a national figure
How/where did they lay him to rest? Does he have an impressive memorial, or is he in his town's modest church cemetery? He seems like the kind of man that would have preferred the latter.
@zCATAHAz bruh it's not B's at all lmfao
_"He is so well respected by his countrymen that his actions are common folk tales passed down the generations."_
Mostly respected, he e.g. got lot's of death threats and such. It's good to remember there e.g. was lot's of Soviet-minded people in Finland who would have loved to see Soviet crush Finland and take over, or general red dawn of Communism which naturally meant that people fighting for German side were automatically bad no matter what their personal motivations might have been.
It's good to remember whole Finnish civil war war in 1918 was partly fueled by some people wanting to similar kind of Communist revolution that happened in Russia and when WW2 happened plenty of people still leaned that way even if their side had lost 20 years prior.
A Finn here! So proud of Simo and all the other finnish soldiers (including both of my grandfathers) who fought at war defending our home country against Russia (or back then it was officially The Soviet Union, but a russian is a russian...)
but you guys still lost the war, lost even more land that you could have otherwise. i guess you are also proud of becoming Hitler's lapdog, you didn't even try to fight the nzis. just joined them straight up lmao
>a russian is a russian
what does soviet union have to do with Russia? Russians were the biggest victim of it
and all that after we got you from under the sweden's yolk, you even have our emperor Alexander in your military hymn. what a bunch of ungrateful inbred tribesmen, history won't be kind to you
Patrol of Russian soldiers, freezing in the cold, one soldier sneezes
Pile of snow: “bless you”
Soldier: “thank you comrade I- oh no”
**gunshots and Säkkijärven polkka echo across the Finnish wilderness**
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LOL.....epic comment.
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When the snow starts speaking Finnish...
You win🤣
As a Finn, and as the great grandson of a Winter War veteran, I am honored to have been alive at the same time as the greatest sniper in recorded history, and the most famous Finn worldwide. Thank you, Fat Electrician for making this video. I am the only military historian in my family and I will share this with everyone I know.
My vaari was in WWII and is still alive at 102.
Täällä kans yksi kahden veteraanin jälkeläinen, molemmat heistä valitettavasti jo jättäneet tämän maailman. Pidetään historian tietämystä yllä tulevillekin sukupolville, jotta he eivät koskaan unohtaisi kuinka lähellä vapauden menettäminen voi olla!
So you must know how much bs and hyperboly there is in this bs video.
@@teknoaija1762 something tells me you’re a skeptic. As am I. Can we not just agree that the video was good? I don’t care if there was hyperbole (you spelled it wrong). I liked the video and it made me proud to be Finnish.
You know Sabaton made a song about him...that should make things easier for the passing of knowledge.
One of my favorite all time quotes was from Simo Haya when interviewed on how he got 500 kills.
He simply said, “Practice”
john clark special right there
“What did you feel killing those men?”
“Recoil.”
A reporter once asked Raphael Gan Ganowicz what it felt like to kill another human being. He replied - ' I wouldn't know. I've only killed communists."
Much respect to the Finish from someone raised by a Polish Family.
Fuck Stalin!
@@ripvanwinkle5199 🔥 🔥 🔥
@@ripvanwinkle5199 Old joke, not very funny either.
>go to store
>slush everywhere
>my socks are getting wet, feels awful
>overhear some gibberish from some people
>sounds like "sisu"
>remember Simo
>decide to embrace adversity
>I have wet socks, and that is good
>finish trip without hinderance
>finish faster because I don't bother dodging puddles
Thank you, good video.
Being able to build ice forts and riding Rudolph around the killing fields, this dude is living my childhood dream.
Right? I hadn’t thought of it that way but now you mention it it absolutely is!!😂
That reindeer part is utter bs.Absolutely never used in warfare.
@@teknoaija1762brah, they were used not only during both world wars, there's literally a Finnish unit for it, Poroskijajoukot or Reindeer Skiers
@@AngrySanta-o3f Both world wars?? and as Finnish interested in war history I ve never heard of reindeer units.You need to name the place,time etc.
Considering nothing runs better in snow than a reindeer as their feet adapt to the season and widens into snow shoes during winter (a moose is a tabk that buldozes its way through the snow), I can see that being a thing.
I've heard this story about 18384759392 times from my grandmother and father. My grandmother and family were from Karelia the part of Finland annexed by the soviets as well. My great grandfather fought in the winter war. Now we're all here in America. Great telling of this story my dude.
We're happy to have you here.
@ComancheWarrior63 paišva ( karelian) kittos ( finnish) . I speak karelian finnish do not let that one case of a different word take away that karelian and finnish are both mutually understood between speakers. I only mention it as the Russians made one hell of a point to culturally divide western Finns from Eastern Karelians after annexation.
A history to be proud of
but can you shoot? 😁😁😁😁🤣
@silverbird425 I mean, I'm a fair shit but certainly nowhere near Simo .
I'm an Finn and this is one of the shortest and best descriptions of The white Death that I've seen so far.
I heard that there will be a movie about him soon. Thank you, and i hope there is still some Sisu in this country.
They will start filming it soon when the funding is clear, what I've heard 2025 is the year they will start the shooting of this movie. So in the next few years we will most likely have one of the most waited Finnish hero movies up in the air and to be presented to the people all over the world and shown how to not f with Finns!
He's also about to feature in a popular Japanese manga called Record Of Ragnarok.
Basically, all gods of all religions exist, and they decide to end humanity. One of the Valkyrie demands the gods give humanity a chance. So the gods pick 12 fighters and humanity pick 12 fighters, then they 1v1 in a best of 12. The human fighters include people like Adam the first human, Leonidas, Okita, Nostradamus, Rasputin & like I mentioned, Simo. He's about to face off against Loki, Norse God of Trickery.
Bro didnt get the medal he deserved, but do you guys at elast have statues or something of him? If so, PLEASE tell me its as close to the Russian boarder as possible. Preferable with a gun pointed at them.
Nah, that might embolden Russia to do something. Afterall, with modern technology, Russia can probably defeat the statue while only lose 271 men.
...who am I kidding, Russia will fuck it up and lose way more men than last time.
Hope that movie is accurate and they don't ruin it with too much wokeness.
Terveisiä kylmästä (onneksi ei niin kylmästä kuin 39-40😂) Eteläisestä Suomesta.
Sisu meni Eu:n ja NATO:n mukana...
I've had a good reason to be interested in the Winter War since I was a child because my father fought in it. Like many a war vet, my father did not say much about his military experiences, although he did on appropriate occasions mention that his younger and only brother died in the last week of the war.
All of which is prologue to why I, a Finnish-Canadian dual citizen, have watched many videos on Simo Häyhä (I wish I could give you the proper pronunciation of his name). And of all of the videos I have seen, your's Mr. Electrician, is by far the best in both fact and spirit. As for the spirit, you can be born into the culture of sisu but, as with bushido, given a good description, it is something that you can develop within yourself. That is what I suggest that you do. Sisu is one of the most useful "life hacks" that you can cultivate, for its benefits extend through your entire life well beyond mere warfare.
Thank you for this video, which is an excellent service to all who watch it attentively.
Btw, the "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelias Antoninus is highly recommended reading. Free pdf available on the internet.
You're telling me Simo missed the whole first day of the winter war? That's probably the only reason he doesn't have 600 kills. Excellent video TFE, Stay awesome!
When you consider that there were most likely many more wounded who ultimately did not survive, but aren't included in his official confirmed count, the number most likely is considerably higher.
That's the Finnish equivalent of "I'll give you a 5 second head start"
He had 800+ those 500 were just the sniper....
Man's was 5feet tall...
Peasant farmer who hunted
No army since has been able to produce a professional soldier who could do the same....
Ww3 someone might set a new record but so far.... been mighty quiet
@@JohnDoe-qh5xg Today, it is effectively impossible for infantry to do the same in an open battlefield (satellites, CAS, drones, helos, RC cars, thermal options for all of them). Even in asymmetric warfare because of ROE.
@LPikeno true true but still applies
I'm pretty sure no one alive today could use his gun no scope and beat his accuracy or speed.
Bombs can kill thousands also but I'm talking about 1v1 between to countries at war... no one will rack those numbers with any hand held gun automatic or not.
But yeah your point is also valid the opportunities are also small
The Finns are pretty rad dudes. Big fans of them. When I did my shooting comp there I had moments where I forgot I was in Europe. Just walking around a range with a Car-15 and Glock. Felt like home till I heard the funny accent.
I love the Swedes, but I will never stop making fun of how they talk. And then they make fun of how I talk. Then we all laugh, get drunk, and get naked in a hot lodge together at the convention of silly talks. "Häyhä" is said like halfway through you started to throw up in your mouth, Cuidightheach sounds like you started talking, choked on phlegm, and hocked a loogie.
I think you are the last person to call someone else's accent funny
@@pigeon.and.pigeon dont worry you dont need to defend finnish way of speaking english we are very proud of our "rally english"
And over there, they don't think a plastic rifle and plastic gun are weird because they understand weight over time
@@pigeon.and.pigeonWhy is that? English is scarcely found spoken properly outside of America. God help you if you're in Britain.
I have a bit of a silly suggestion for you. I would love to see you do a video on Sergeant Stubby. A dog who served in world war 1 participated in 17 battles, survived multiple chemical weapon attacks, saved many wounded men, and even caught a german spy
Not that silly, he already did Wojtek(a bear), and SGT Reckless(a horse).
Boosting this one
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Agreeeed
They made an animated movie about the little dude, but TFE could do him some justice if he could find enough details about what all he did
As a typical Finnish small farmer of his time, Simo Häyhä could cope 100% with winter forest after he had hunted and logged in such conditions countless times. When on the top of that he had almost supernatural shootings skills and the Finnish "don't mess with me" -attitude, the Soviet invader was sure to suffer. During the older days, he got many death threats from communists, but remained cool and humble. As a nice gesture, president Urho Kekkonen visited him for moose hunt 1963. Greetings from Finland!
New sub here. Retired 18D. Spent 22 years in the army 16 of those in SF. I like your channel brother. Keep getting after my man
CBA 🫡
What rank you retired at?
Thanks for your service Doc. RLTW
You're in for a treat with his back catalog. Like this story, Nick doesn't miss.
I'm so jealous you have three years worth of his content to go through.
Welcome.
As a knitter, I am not surprised that the general's wife gifted him mittens. While we don't usually knit for strangers, babies are always the exception and I would add war heroes to the list, too! The Finns are incredible fiber artists. I'm sure those mittens were amazing. Excellent story-telling as always!
Worsted, double knit and undersized needles. Make them heavy enough to club a bear. Frost bitten fingers means Russian survivors. (I'm a knitter too, just a grouchy one.)
Kind of reminds me of the groups knitting gloves and socks for the Ukrainian armed forces. There's been a number of groups doing that for a couple of years now each winter
Thanks, Bethany. It stands to reason why Finnish women would be excellent seamstresses considering their climate!! Freaking DUH!!! LOL
@@finnmcool2 My husband is a fisherman and an outdoorsman. Any suggestions for warm gloves or mittens? Btw he can be grouchy too but in a good way. He always rescuing animals and searching the woods for lost people, whether asked or not (the woods are behind out backyard).
@@silverbird425 I'd suggest trapper's mittens. If you can find them in moose hide so much the better. The original pattern had the leather separate from the knit wool liner. It made it easy to repair or replace the warm part while the waterproof outer just got tougher with use.
HLC did a small video where Finland joins NATO at the end was a bit where "Finland" says " Simo send his regards, you know him better at the White death" and USA says "that's the scariest thing I've fu*king seen" seems like the most appropriate reaction I have ever seen about the most successful sniper ever. Great history lesson as always!
Love that clip! Scotland follows the USA's line with "Quick! Somebody get him some sniper rifles!"
"Send those guys a crate of sniper rifles!!"
😂😂
Nice vid, thanks, Finn here. Both my Grandpas took part on both Winter War and Continuation War, and in tough places, too. Rukajärvi, Ilomantsi... It's 25kms to ruzzian border from where I sit now, and about 50km to Simo's home.
About the mittens. My mom was 13 when the winter war broke out and among other things knitted mittens for the soldiers, only these mittens separated the trigger finger from the other fingers; very useful for the users. Also the Kola front saw some of the heaviest fighting in the Winter War.
certain parts of Finland are still effective mine fields due to all the ordinance, destroyed vehicles and unburied dead Soviets.
Bless her
The last dig is going to go over so many people's head. The USSR ended in 1991, most people might know something about that, but I bet almost no one watching this understood that this dude was actually born before the USSR was founded.
That's some sad shit too.
Yea ,born in Russian Empire,the country that gave Finns their own state and treated them not as slaves like Swedes... Well another example of why Russians never fkn learn to treat enemies like sht , Finns tried invade Soviet Union few times before winter war ,just like Poland, and somehow when Soviets finally came to FK em over suddenly pulled a victim card... Go figure.
Oh right we are on a BS "history" channel... Lol
Yup!! During a time when the Czars ruled Russia.
ha ha ha! My husband burst out laughing and got hiccups from laughing so hard. He got it. And then got a shot whisky.
Dude was around when Russia was ruled by Tzars and died long after the Commies collapsed. Nice.
I first learned about Simo Häyhä in the 70s. Still, to this day, the man is an absolute icon of War, Duty, Sacrifice and Patriotism. Truly a Warrior's Warrior.
Exactly!!! The Finnish Army's one-man SWAT/ESU Team!!!
Yea ,just as any other cartoon hero build for propaganda purposes...
Just read a little dipper about how this heroes killed all Soviets on his part of front line 3 times each... I'm to lazy to check again ,but there was less then 3 hundred Soviets and guy killed 600 alone😂
He was the God of War
@zCATAHAz "on his part of the frontline"
1: However it happens. If 300 soldiers go missing on the front lines ,they will send replacements
2: In this video, he cites where he went past the front lines to ambush camps.
3: In this video, he cites where the Finish military sent him around to different parts of the front to address problem areas.
I get it. Myths and folklore all start with something true that gets bigger with each retelling. However, your logic/premise is completely flawed.
@@zCATAHAz Let me guess. You're a Russian.
Great video! Greetings from Finlands eastern border area! Nice To see the recognition and admiration for one of our finest ❤
Ive just found this channel.
Being an electrician myself, its nice to see that youve accomplished what all electricains talk about at work - became successful at another career.
Good for you.
What isn't often mentioned is that Simo wasn't just a farm boy who was a good shot: He was a multi-year district shooting champion - in a time when that meant competing with _really_ good shooters. Nice to hear you mention him winning competitions, as that is often missed in these histories.
The exploding bullet is what saved his life; the lack of penetration, a regular FMJ round, would have killed him right then and there. The Finnish Mosins were the best of the whole lot that was made. Sako rebuilt the Russian guns that Finnland had a lot of after the Civil War. Sako rebarred them with better barrels and installed better sights, along with some stock work, bedding, etc, and triggers. The rifles just shot way better for everybody who used them, Sako is world famous for making very very good hunting rifles, I should know I have four in my gun rack. Simo was one of the hard men of Finland, there is another by the name of Lauri Torni, he is a intresting one for you to do a video on him. He rests in Arlington National Cemetery under the name of Maj Larry Thorn. A son and iron man of Finland than became one of ours.
Shout Lauri Torni's name,
Skipped out on his German service.
The only SS officer in Arlington, I heard.
Soldier of Three Armies knows the game!
The man who joined any army if it meant soviets/communists died
Watching your videos makes me miss my dad. He’d have loved your content. When I was growing up he and I watched countless documentaries back when the history channel actually made historical content, including one about this man. My dad was a history buff and loved military history in particular, so stories like this one were right up his alley.
Keep up the great work, man. I hope you’re well, and I wish you and your’s all the best.
The Sabaton song "White Death" about Simo is an amazing song.
Yes
YOUR IN THE SNIPERS SIGHTS!
🎵Almost night a crimson horizon, painting thousand lakes, red......🎵
@@mcperson8455 THE FIRST KILL TONIGHT
@@Ohiotrucker1 "As your army approaching the east, A TALE OF A SNIPER IS BORN!!!!"
Hello Mr. Chubby Electron Dude, I would like to suggest the following topics for future videos:
•John Rabe - the Nazi who saved hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians during the Japanese invasion of Nanjing.
•Deborah Sampson - basically the Mulan of the American Revolution. You reference Disney's Mulan all the time, so this seems like a natural fit.
•John Ripley - the Marine who did a 3-hour Ninja Warrior act - while being shot at - to plant explosives on a tactically critical bridge during the Vietnam war.
•USS Enterprise (CV-6/CVN-65/CVN-80) - the legendary aircraft carrier that basically carried the entire Pacific war from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa, then was reincarnated as the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier and continued to serve from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the GWOT (taking a break in the 80s to star in Top Gun), and is now being reincarnated again as a Ford-class supercarrier.
•The USS Barb (SS-220) - I know you already did a video on this WWII sub in your early days, but there's so much more to the story than could be told in that 5-minute TikTok.
•Theodore Roosevelt - I mean, it goes without saying, really...
could also add Taffy 3
Aimo Koivunen the Finnish soldier who went on a 2 week meth bender during WWII.
He touched on it lightly, but do the Battle of Saratoga
Mad Jack Churchill
I would also add Witold Pilecki - a guy that volunteered to get caught and sent to a Nazi Death Camp, to provide intel and break people out of it.
You are the best storytelling historian that I have ever heard
I just watched this and I gotta say I love how You tell the Story without a bunch of interruption , and side chatter that has nothin ta do with Simo the White Death . Loved it and will now be watchin them all . Thank you and God Bless You & Yourn always ❤
The "Wicked Witch" music at 7:00 was beyond perfect!! Its the subtle things that make you great!!
Bro that one had me dying 😂😂
I'm not Finnish but I've been living in Finland for some time now and even I'm incredibly proud of Simo and his achievements.
Welcome to Finland, hopefully you enjoy your stay here 🙂
😂 ... I pray we do not loose our Sisu. Not yet. ☺️
Sisu strong....💙
One tid bit you missed about Simo's rifle, it wasn't a standard 91/30 pattern Mosin Nagant, it was the M28/30 Finnish upgrade to the Mosin Nagant which was also the first of the Finnish Mosin Nagants to feature the precision adjustable rear sight leaf, a better trigger, smoother action and a better barrel
(I've already watched this three times because it's a good video, and I wanted to mention that in the least rude way, I can)
I'm saying he was a good sniper but a lot of it has to do with his rifle because he used the Finnish civil guard rifle which was heavily modified he wouldn't be the man he was without that rifle
@@markpayne6319 he would still be a legend, no doubt - but having a more reliable, more accurate rifle definitely must have helped.
@@markpayne6319 sure, but he wasn't the only man with that rifle and he wasn't the only sniper on that field that had good equipment. The rifle helped, however, he was a good shot before he ever received that rifle, and you also have to remember he was able to spot other snipers and not get caught... That's 100% skill. Even if you took his rifle away, the things he was able to accomplish were nothing short of incredible.
There is quite a lot of disinformation here.A lot of made up stories to make this video supposedly more interesting.
not only that. it was a US made mosin, a westinghouse model if memory serves me correct.
Always awesome stories. And as always, this is your infantry brother from the Army saying, "I love you my Medic brother! And thank you for choosing an mos that takes more balls than all the others: working on guys while bullets are flying. Thanks for your service!" :)
God Bless you & your Family!!!
Hell yeah, one last Chubby Electron Guy video to ring in the new year!
I know we're all here for it!
chubby electron guy has me in tears 😂😂
Nick, just a quick little correction. The Mosin can't have 5 in the mag, 1 in the chamber. The bolt won't close over 5 rounds. It holds 4+1. So Simos record of rapid fire is even more impressive.
maybe he modified his to hold an extra round similar to messing with glock mag base plates
@@isaacnorton6251 I doubt it. The Mosin isn't quite as easily modified as the glock in that way.
Ima be honest I didnt believe you, i couldve sworn the mosin held 5+1. But after getting mine out and testing you were correct. thanks for teaching me something about my own rifle
@@piggasauros Yeah, you don't have a Mosin Nagant... Mosins hold 5 round mags that were loaded with stripper clips. It is impossible for 5 to be too many... the Mosin Nagant holds 5+1 in the Chamber
Depends on the model my brother has a mod in from 1936 and it can hold 5+1 something about the mag being a we bit longer to fit another or sum shit
I met Simo's great grandson at Texas Tech, he was a super cool guy. We didn't know that until we were talking about ww2 one day, and he showed us family pictures and sure enough Simo was in them.
It's a cool memory for you and I don't want to ruin it.....but he didn't have any children. Not only that, he never married and it's even been speculated that he may have died a virgin. He was a pretty religious guy and after being disfigured he was very reclusive.
I go to Texas Tech does he still go there?
@@Hierax415 He had siblings, maybe the original poster misremembered Great Uncle as Great Grandpa?
@@Hierax415 He was reclusive even before.
The most Finnish thing to do would be showing off a picture "yeaah Häyhä was my great grand pa" when being an exchange student in Texas. Americans would eat that shit up as you have shown, don't be offended as this is very normal for some to act "famous", mostly to pick up girls/impress guys and be living rent free in their memories years after the meeting.
The joke is this part when you realize you were bullshitted hard and you bought in to it as it was well executed ploy. 😂
So glad you finally covered this story!
A friend of mine got to meet Simo late in his life and got to chat with him, and later some of his surviving war buddies, through an interpreter. Simo was very quiet about the Winter War (as many soldiers are about wars they served in when talking with non soldiers), but his buddies were more effusive. Simo's statement about what he did during the war was "I did as I was ordered to the best of my abilities." A very nondescript answer about an amazing service.
The war buddies insisted that the confirmed kills count was too low, as a couple of them had been on some of the raids with him and insisted that his totals had to be much higher than that, almost double the official count, but as Simo had simply done, as he said, what he was ordered to the best of his abilities he really didn't care. The mission was a success? That was what mattered. That was all that really mattered. The what happened and why only mattered to the point that it helped the overall war effort. He kept track in a vague sense for his own reasons but didn't really care if anyone else ever learned.
It wasn't mentioned in here, but from what I remember learning he is the only person in the Finn military to leapfrog ranks, being promoted from what we would consider a corporal to a lieutenant in one fell swoop. He also had at least one Finn president request for Simo to take him on a hunting trip, which he did. Otherwise he was very content to live a simple life with his dogs.
Short and sweet ad, right to the point instead of rambling for almost 5 minutes, well done!
The rifle he used to get many of his kills was a prize that he won in 1 of the shooting competitions he was in.
They offered a top of the line Swedish rifle and scope but he turned the army down, he preferred his old Mosin
He also used a 9mm sub machine gun that came with a shirt and sniper barrel. It was my understanding he made most kills with the sub gun.
I love how you finally made this after all the other sniper videos you did and your finally telling the story in your way thank you lol I'm glad I wasn't a part of it before you did. 😅
Thanks for this story. It popped up on my feed this morning... and what an incredible story of a humble man, forced to embrace his inner savage,
just so he could return to his humble and quiet life. Awesome story to wake-up too!
I can happily say I do know one of his nephews today. Although I as an American haven't met them in person, I'm actually friends with him online and we do talk once in a while. Today I know this nephew of his actually is involved in the Finnish Civil Guard as a marksman/sniper. So he does carry on his granduncle's legacy a fair bit.
How did you meet The White Deaths grand nephew!? That's freaking awesome
Simo deserves MORE than a documentary.... but to be remembered by the Fat Electron guy? Let's f%&king GO!!! I've always loved Simo's story... you did it righteous justice today, my friend. You're the BEST historian.
There IS a VERY GOOD movie... but it's in Finnish, with English subtitles.
Name of movie, or a link?
@@Voden993 "Talvisota" ... names were changed for the story line. Title changed to "Winter War" outside Finland.
Movie is in works about Häyhä, but we have to wait for few years
What you said is correct but I believe you meant to say the chubby electron guy
You bring a level of humor to your videos that is simply not found in others videos. I'm getting my daily dose of military humor and knowledge in one video, and for that I thank you.
I have watched a lot of videos about Simo. The man is insanely fascinating to me. Your video on Simo has now become my favorite!
All blood runs red,just got the book because of u,thanks man
The book is fantastic!
🌈🌈🌈
Hands down the best documentary on the white death. I love your content. You dive into all the nitty gritty stories, not just the big ones. You tell the whole story. Others just give you bullet points.
Well according to comments , it's just repeating of same BS that floats around for years about this guy... Nazi cope is real.
Wanted to comment the same thing, I’ve seen a couple of videos about Simo but TFE just manages to make history gangster/entertaining as hell. Legit impressed at how much more engaging his version his.
Awesome. We've heard you mention him a few times. I'm a retired Marine and read about him in the 70s. I've been looking forward to this video. Like only you can do them. 👍👍🇺🇸
I am so happy I came across your channel! I feel like your videos will be something my 9yr old son and I can watch together since I'm a history nerd and he wants to be in the army and loves learning details about different wars and the heroes that come from them. Cool channel bro!
Thanks for the content 😊
This was truly a hilarious presentation. I enjoyed it much, laughed several times. I've known the story since I was a child. My grandfathers fought there and my great uncle went through six wars in total, five against Russians and the last one against Germans. The story was pretty accurate except for one minor detail, but it doesn't change anything. Thanks for this, TFE. The minor point was, that the population of Finland was at that time 3,2 million, and after the wars 432 000 Karelians were forced to move and to be settled to other parts of Finland. They needed to be transported, fed, housed, schooled and employed - it took less than seven years. During that time we payed a huge ransom to USSR, besides the land they took from us, and we denied the Marshall Aid. We wanted to be independent. Those were the real accomplishments.
Aamen tälle/Amen to this. Many forget we paid all 'war'-ransoms. All. Other's did not. Even this war was NOT OUR FAULT. And we got our ppl (those still alive, after Siberia from their mom's/dad's survived) from Karjala back afterwards too by Koivisto-statement.
Five wars against the Russians? What wars were those?
@@cassu6 Finnish civil war, partisan action to free Karelia/Estonia/Ingria in the 1920's in the Kinship Wars, Winter War, Continuation War. Those would be the ones.
@@cassu6 The first was the Civil war 1918, which was launched in January around home corners in Carelia when Sovjets started arming the troops on the Finnish red side. Then Estonian Liberation War 1918-1919. Right after that a voluntary expediton to Aunus Carelia in 1919. Winter War 1939, Continuation war 1940 and finally the War in Lapland 1944-45 against the German troops.
Lauri Törni
The man who hated communism so much he fought them 3 different times:
1st) In the Winter War on the side of the Fins
2nd) As a member of the SS on the Eastern Front
3rd) In Vietnam as an immigrant.
Also has a dope song about him
Based. I pray that one day I will too hate communism as much as this man.
This story really is the epitome of “don’t start a fight if you can’t finish the fight.” This man joined the fight and outlived the aggressors.
Finnish the fight?
Well they couldn't fight the Finnish.
I'll see myself out.
Born in 1904, you gotta figure the man actually lived longer than the USSR existed.
Stalin learned a valuable lesson. Don't F*CK With The Finns. A People that not only survive, but thrive on the edge of the Artic Circle have got to be some of the toughest humans ever born and whelped.
you misspelled "Finnish" 😉
I Simo people have a knack for the obvious puns.
I've never heard of your channel, nor do I know what you usually cover, but your coverage of this was hillarious and true in equal measures. Good job my man!
If I could make some suggestions:
Juan Pujol García - The man started his ww2 career bullshitting to the germans that he was in London while in Lisbon, was so "effective" in recruiting spys (he just made them all up) the germans just stopped sending people, and was one of the ones in operation fortitude who kept overlord a "diversion" untill it was to late
The Battle off Samar - A bunch of tin can destroyers and escort destroyers/carriers chased off the main japanese fleet(including the Yamato) at the time
The St Nazaire Raid - The british rammed a destroyer, using it to get commados to raid other parts of the dock and with it as a bomb to blow up the repair dock itself, into the dry dock so the Bismark couldn't repair on the Atlantic
and the Czechoslovak Legion - They stole a train to get to Vladivostok to get home; they then preceded to take the whole Trans-Siberian Railway, capture the russian gold reserve, and won a naval battle on a lake against the russians
All some wild stories
As a 5’2” tall dude, this is a huge inspiration. Dynamite comes in small packages 😎
Yeah man the more time you take to develop skills and become proficient the less size starts to matter
It also hides in cover better. ;)
Thanks for the video. Next up should be Lauri Torni aka Larry Thorne aka Soldier of Three Armies.
This.
Thank you, that was a fun watch! And to think that he did all that in just three months. The winter war lasted for 105 days and he was in a coma for the last week!
14:50 he sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. He knows how far away you are... 😅
🎵so stay down, for fuck's sake 🎶
"He knows how far away you are....and what shot he will take." 😅
So you'd better watch out, stay down low and hide...
@@fredrikrenstroem1661
So stick your head out for Finland's sake!
I just assume that's where you were going with that 😂
My favorite and I think most underrated part of your channel is the ad reads. Most pods have the same read(s) week after week I start to memorize them and say them with them. Not you every ep it’s the same sponsor yet every ep the read is different and interesting I genuinely don’t even fast forward through them. I just wanted to thank you for making these videos as good as you can cause you make some damn good videos
My grandparents are from Germany. You telling the mitten story brought a tear to my eye for some reason. The way you worded it made me somewhat feel the Eastern European grandma love!
I love your video. Thank you for the love and respect you've shown the Finnish veterans.
Your video about Aimo is excellent as well.
Thank you, mate.
It's awesome that you include the beginning, middle, and end. Most just talk about the battle itself rather than the people behind the story. This extra depth goes a long way, and we (the viewers) really appreciate it.
HOW DARE YT HIDE THIS FROM ME FOR 1 SECOND
Bru simo got a 542 K/D ratio 😂
Old news
It didn’t even notify me I just happened to be checking because we got a fat files video a few days back 😭
@@amonrodriguez3518 hella old.
It had the nerve to hide it from me for 6 MINUTES!!😤😡🤬
Realllll
13:07 the bell doesn’t dismiss you, Simo does😂😂
The way you open up the story and bite to the details shows talent!
Simo would been happy to see this kind of honor as RUclips video from a foreign while he was a live.
Ive been waiting for this for so long
Hope its worth it
@@the_fat_electrician is the reason you did this because he hates communist
Litterateur on the white death?
@the_fat_electrician how come you didn't go into the fact that this comes from the most biased Source imaginable. the guys Diary. there's also the fact that this guy was used as propaganda which makes the story even more questionable than it already was. There's also the fact that there's no official source backing up that this guy killed over 500 people. In reality this guy severely exaggerated how many kills he got because he knew the Swedish government was never going to check if he was telling the truth or not because they needed the propaganda
@mariobadia4553
Because thats not true. His diary wasnt found until 2017. Hed been a legend already for decades.
His company commander and company chaplain both support his approximate kill count. He was awarded a ceremonial rifle for it in theater.
Why would the Swedish government try to fact-check him? He’s Finnish, from Finland. You don’t even know the country we’re talking about, despite me mentioning it 20 times in the video.
Hopped on to yt to check out fat electrician videos to listen to while I did some housework and you drop a video on this legend! Love it keep em goin
Bro!! You tell stories like NO ONE ELSE!! You’re a Badass storyteller….. History with you is a good time. Keep giving us a history lesson with shit talking!!
This is the best RUclips channel that there is! This cat brings people to life that everyone should know about! This cat was a hero! I can't get enough of this! This guy's confirmed kills are ridiculous, I was in Fallujah in 2003.... 200 confirmed kills like are you kidding me? Took out five Russian snipers in just a couple days? Unbelievable.... An absolute hero!
At Kollaa and Simo Häyhä museum it was said that when Simo was hit and taken to surgery on a sleigh, Simo woke up and realized that he was lying on his back and drowning in his own blood. So he turned over and passed out again.
This man is the definition of "I'm the best but even the best can fail and even if I fail I still win."
Quote of the video, “The dude just takes a seven day nap about it and now he’s going back into combat.”
I have a suggestion but I don’t know if it’ll become a video that’ll be made, the suggestion is about “The Unkillable Soldier” Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart a Belgian-Irish soldier who served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War and during his service He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own severely injured fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly, I had enjoyed the war."
As the littlest guy at the grocery store, and someone with immense respect and admiration for Simu, this is the best episode and telling of a lengends tale.
In 1951, a Utah National Guard artillery unit of 240 soldiers stood alone against 4,000 enemy Chinese and North Korean soldiers. Surrounded and outmanned, the small band fought valiantly and won the battle without the loss of a single soldier. For their bravery, the unit received the Presidential Unit Citation from U.S. President Harry Truman.
Get this one made into a vid frfr
Utah MENTIONED Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
Nice like the 700 canadians at hill 677 vs 10k chinese ended up calling in arty on there own positions only suffered 13kia getting a presidential unit citation
The combat in Korea was even worse than WWII.
As a Utah native i would love to see a vid on this.
The Falklands War (where Britain sailed halfway round the world to defend a small island no one expected them to bother with, purely on principle), Admiral Nelson (Britannia’s god of war) and Otto Skorzeny (landing a STOL aircraft on top of a mountaintop castle to rescue Mussolini) would make excellent FE retellings.
He'll never do one about a German. Bummer, Skorzeny was quite an interesting fellow.
@@eagletuba9362 Why wouldn't he do one about a German?
I read a shorter version about Simu a few years back.
I absolutely love your extended version.
This man is beyond a legend.
He stands in a league of his own.
I absolutely love your channels. Not only the content but the presentation is phenomenal! Big fan of the merch too!!
Sisu is also a fantastic Finnish indie film
Yeah I was pleasantly surprised by that one. Homeboy wrecked house, the dog survived, and he made it to the bank.
John wicks pissed off grandfather on steroids .
We need a George Beurling vid Nic. The Falcon of Malta deserves a Fat Electrician video. Awesome aerial marksmanship so much so he didn't use tracers so the enemy didn't know where he was firing from & deflection shooting so far that his own gun camera couldn't see it. But a total loose cannon, heavy antihero energy. Flew up Malta harbor inverted 30ft off the water while the shore & piers were lined with people. I think you'll enjoy his story, right up there with the other WW2 air badasses. 🤘
I agree, “Screwball” would be an excellent candidate for a vid.
I've never watched any of your videos before, and I wasn't aware of who Simo is, and I have no idea why this video randomly showed up in my recommendations, but I'm happy it did. That era of warfare has always been pretty fascinating to me, and this was a wonderfully informative breakdown of an incredible individual and his accomplishments, yet also so entertaining to watch that the 26 minutes went by in what felt like 5. I was like aww man, it's already over? Haha. Awesome content, I'll be checking out more 🤜🤛
Absolutely one of the most badass warriors to ever exist in world history. And proof that real life super human heroes really exist...like maybe once every couple hundred years. Freakin love your natural ability to tell these heroes stories bro!
And then the world wars roll around and the super humans start crawling out of the woodwork. I swear, people were just built different back then.
Battle of Myeongnyang, Admiral Yi Sun-Sin
"Of whose movements a track-chart might be compiled from the wrecks of hundreds of Japanese ships lying with their valiant crews at the bottom of the sea"
Never lost a battle, never lost a ship, built his own Navy twice and got betrayed both times. Had 13 Warships left so he went 13 vs 330 and won.
It's really old but its a godamn good google search. Much love brother
"It may be proper to compare me with Nelson, but not with Korea's Yi Sun-sin, for he has no equal."
Admiral Togo (Japanese) comparing Yi Sun-Sin with Admiral Horatio Nelson, who beat Napoleon at Trafalgar
I think I just heard the best translation of "sisu" I've ever heard. Thank you, this has been long coming!
Resilience