The White Death


Nicknamed The White Death Hyh was a prime target for the Soviets who struck him with mortars and heavy artillery to halt his killing spree which once claimed 25 men in one day This image in which Hyh poses with an M28-30 in his winter camouflage shows how he was able to blend into the icy terrain of eastern Finland

Nicknamed The White Death, Häyhä was a prime target for the Soviets, who struck him with mortars and heavy artillery to halt his killing spree, which once claimed 25 men in one day. This image, in which Häyhä poses with an M/28-30 in his winter camouflage, shows how he was able to blend into the icy terrain of eastern Finland