Royal Marine Reacts To Simo Häyhä | The Deadliest Sniper In Military History

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Americans have Vietnam flashbacks, Russians have Finland flashbacks.

[@JQuester28]

FINLAND!!!

[@lithium1770]

British have american flashbacks

[@DrClef_1]

No, we have Afghanistan flashbacks(Russians)

[@spacepeing9936]

Tree: psss remember me bitch

[@asashin4983]

Only difference is we killed over 1 million VC and lost 50,000. Russia killed 25,000 and lost over 1 million.

[@Spetulhu]

And Simo never bragged about killing people. He just stated he had done what was asked of him as well as he could. He didn't hate the men he killed but it had to be done. If they had come in peace he would happily have offered them food and a hunting trip. War is hell.

[@ranggasaktibudiputra1547]

He's ice cold, damn.

[@Joo-y7j]

Once when he was asked that do you feel anything For The people you Have killed he answered. "Tein sen mitä piti niin hyvin kuin osasin" English translation: I did what i was supposed to as Well as i could.

[@lordgrimm2905]

Nah war is not hell, there is only sinners on hell, war is full of inocents

[@EricWulfe]

@@lordgrimm2905 except for politicians, they can go straight to hell

[@Postidemoni]

@@Joo-y7j This is true, I've seen the interview. Amazing person, soldier and marksman, that I look up to. That statment is Finnish mentality, consentrated into a single statement. Best defense against enemies of Finland is, to be like Häyhä. Never surrender and never give up, give all to your cause, even when defeated. That quite sums up meaning of "Sisu" also...

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Whenever someone asked him how he got so good at marksmanship, Simo simply replied, "Practice."

[@IvanBias24]

when asked what did you feel he said the recoil

[@麒麟麦酒-u5w]

@@IvanBias24 that's just a rumour

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

@@IvanBias24 with that target rate record? He had developed immunity by that point, a little every day paves you along the resistance way haha

[@alainerookkitsunev5605]

@@IvanBias24 simo never said that, some other sniper said he feels recoil when asked what he feels after shooting an enemy. It was an american or sas sniper if i recall correctly. Simo, when asked what he felt after shooting many enemies responded that he was only doing his job.

[@IvanBias24]

@@alainerookkitsunev5605 ok

[@WeirdHistory]

Thanks for watching...and reacting!

[@OriginalHuman]

No problem 😊

[@dodipappa]

Have you tried pronoucing it Häyhä? Not Heihäh 🤭 btw great vid

[@envittutiia]

Why didn't you mention the fact that he killed 8 Soviets with one shot?

[@sylphid1431]

What?!?

[@villekyllonen8941]

@@dodipappa suomalainen?

[@RetiredBrass]

6:18 reminds me of this story: at one time, the Soviets heard a man shouting from the nearby woods "One Finnish soldier is better than 10 Soviets!" Annoyed, they sent a squad of 10 soldiers to deal with this man. Shots are heard, then silence. Suddenly, they hear again "One Finnish soldier is better than 50 Soviets!". Getting angry, they now send in 50 soldiers. Again shooting, screaming, then silence. The unseen man shouts again "One Finnish soldier is better than 100 Soviets!". Really pissed, the Soviets now send 100 soldiers. Shooting, screaming, silence. But this time, one survivor returns. He reports to his commanding officer and begs him "Please sir, don't send any more men. It's a trap! There are actually two of them!"

[@thecinnamonguy5127]

I feel bad for laughing. But that's still very impressive even for 2.

[@Ulf_Fang]

That story is true. It was sergeant Rokka and a man with a machine gun and it happened at night but the Russians tried to plan a surprise attack and by chance Rokka and a man with a rifle saw the Russians in an open area and Rokka shot them with one machine gun

[@jounikemppi]

@@Ulf_Fang Funny... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unknown_Soldier_(novel)

[@shotaaizawa1206]

Either he is that good on moving in the battle or he had someone else help him for tactical advantage The latter makes more sense due to his accomplishments as this guy is a tactical genius

[@NiVoldiza]

People be telling folk jokes as something that happened. It's the equivalent of _"so, so and so walk into a bar..."_ . There were some taunting and yelling back and forth on the front lines, but I find it very hard to believe Soviet soldiers would have understood Finnish, and Finns in general don't speak Russian. In the Unknown soldier there's a scene where a Soviet soldier yells to the Finns with the thick accent _"Hey Finn boy, come get some bread!"_ knowing that they were low on food. One Finn answers _"Why don't you come and get some butter on that bread of yours!"_ . Since the movie is based on a book based on real events, this probably happened.

[@D4rkn3ss2000]

In Russia, everybody's gangsta until the snow starts speaking suomi

[@gris186]

*Kolme, kaksi...* BLYAT!!

[@asphojdenkarlstad396]

Huiksille is what it says on the shampoo bottle what does it mean

[@jukkar6193]

@@asphojdenkarlstad396 For your hair.

[@asphojdenkarlstad396]

Jukka R thank you lol

[@vanefreja86]

@@gris186 That is about my knowledge of the finnish language - 1, 2, 3 and wind ;)

[@Tylran]

A few inaccuracies with this particular video: -Häyhä wasn't shot by a sniper, but a Soviet infantryman. Had he been alone in a sniper's nest, he might've died. -Häyhä froze the snow in front of his barrel, not his barrel, in order to prevent the fumes from puffing the smoke in front of the gun barrel. The snow in mouth also prevented vapor from forming. -He also disliked the sniper scopes because the lens would get foggy and freeze over in the cold winter. He was asked once how did he feel about his deeds during the Winter War, and he simply responded: "I did my job as well as I could". He never really liked the fame of being the deadliest sniper of all time.

[@tigervv6437]

The scope would also reflect light.

[@airsofter123]

True, Torilla tavataan

[@hsgsgsgs1200]

Imma add one the soviets wore Brown and not Green and why the hell did they use american ww2 footage and why was there an ak-47 barrel on the screen few times

[@Ethan.YT.]

He used Iron sight instead of a scope

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

In what world would the Soviets bother equipping regular riflemen with explosive rifle ammunition?

[@Pyllymysli]

Later after the war, during a interview Simo was asked how did he accomplish this unblevieable feat. Simo replied that he had been given a job to do, and he did it as well as he could.

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

Juuri näin! 🤘

[@kvoltti]

Sisu defined

[@HafdirTasare]

I love the part where they send out a countersniper, knewing his general position, both snipers lurking for 3 days and waiting for one to make the first movement, until the russian sniper decided to leave since he thought Häyhä was not in the area. That was when Simo took the shot. What a fucking beast of a Rifleman.

[@anjaneyasreetrout2444]

Power of patience.

[@gahagan6472]

Mans was like, “fuck it he’s not here”, 5 seconds later “I hurt myself today to see if I could feel”

[@Jamhael1]

As the Adeptus Custodes said: Patience is a weapon.

[@argyrendehringterimksaccu174]

Polmao golden kamuy from offbrand sauce chn dud wait until almost high cold hypothermia succumb but take a shot at a retreating averted Ruthenian rus snipah very few word man even before his bro got killed the dude who always run away is based on a dude who ran away from Sapporo prison iirc but of course it's fiction so the tsar is Alexander still tho as of all past leaders the progeny survived Romanoff Mussolini hitlin is already succumb to amphetamine by the personal doctor also didn't run so no way for long realtionship of nurturing a goatling just like the allied movie stallin' me262 vs po2 as usual sold his opionIon weak Sohn to the high ranking officers but spoiled his tochter aus Nietzsche framework Mussolini mago appear in playboy macarthur was really soft so they still reign but it was that or gulag since the northern island and almost inland at that time is blitz creek stream called Manchuria blitzkrieg counter offensive so yeah nice anime PS there's also alt history called deep blue fleet Forgot to say cincinatus\īī who got bad child but refuse prolonging of his Caesar dictator for life reign and back his farm just like ezio good spiritual successor from video game iirc washington or whoever the first also refuse when ask Tobe a dictator but just like a varied commsektzion is some comment said British abolish it before civil wahr so it's kinda funne how fate shape some stuffs on the patriot commsektzion

[@Jamhael1]

@@argyrendehringterimksaccu174 what drugs are you on, dude?

[@arttuuusisalo8709]

" hit a target 16 times in a minute" keep in mind that the rifle that Simo was using only has 5 bullets in a clip 😬

[@markmayfield2535]

From 500 feet away too

[@alanyamamura]

@Dark Slayer1237 The M28 Rifle, a version of the Mosin, which is a bolt action, was loaded by a five round clip of 7.62x53mmR. It is loaded into a internal magazine, which cannot be removed unless fully disassembled. At the time most rifles were loaded by clip, as it was cheaper and easier.

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

@Dark Slayer1237 Its not a magazine, you are just reacting with a meme. The name, like alan said is a clip, but I believe it would have been called (transliteration) an "ammo comb" because it looks like bristles in a comb.

[@JohnAdams-xc5yk]

All his kills were within 100 days

[@thecommentingt34]

It's a stripper clip loaded bolt action weapon. The Mosin was always a 5 bullet clip loaded weapon

[@zimbabwejim7153]

A "fun" fact: Since days are real short at these latitudes during the winter, Häyhä had more kills than hours of daylight in that war.

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

Its nice to see someone spreading my original comment. :-D If someone proves the claim wrong, kick me. :-D :-D :-D

[@pouncepounce7417]

At -40F you have very clear skies, together with snow cover reflecting you have decent light, if there is moon light you can read an newspaper.

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

@@pouncepounce7417 Headlines maybe. Otherwise you need exceptional eyesight and perfect conditions. Certainly not in a forest. I doubt russians would have provided targets at nighttime anyway. But in perfect conditions, theoretically yes.

[@pouncepounce7417]

@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 I am living there, 200km below the polar circle. We have 2-3 hours of "sun just below horizone" days. As long you have full snow cover and clear sky you can see some ok without moon, but with moon light you have "normal household flashlight" levels of light. You have to experience it i guess, but light conditions as soon you have the moon up are amazingly "not dark" as long you have snow.

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

@@pouncepounce7417 Theres a difference between being able to walk a familiar path and a snipershot, you know?

[@davidtheamazing4617]

Before going to bed, every Russian checks their closet and under their bed for snow that speaks Finnish.

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

Kyllä!!! 🤣

[@dirtydeedsdirtcheep3007]

SUOMI! SUOMI!

[@nielsbrinchsimonsen7712]

I read a quote from a Soviet officer, whose men and equipment was being neutralized in guerrila style attacks from the Finnish soldiers, he said that the first Finnish soldiers he saw during the war was the ones capturing him - The soviets was not prepared for the nightly surprise attacks and probably often didn't even see their attackers

[@Mrraerae]

I've read the soviets often had to keep their engines running while in long columns on the road or they might not start again in the harsh cold so they often couldn't see OR hear the finnish gliding in on their skis before they were surrounded and right on their asses. You would be trying to sleep and suddenly there'd be shots and yelling and molotov cocktails and grenades being thrown at your vehicles

[@jarlnils435]

The funny thing is, in the great northern war, when the russians invaded the kingdom of sweden in the middle of winter, they were stopped by finnish hunters on Ski and armed with longbows. They used in the winter war the same tactics as their ancestors in the great northern war.

[@Finland-SkiTeam39-40]

As there are jokes still; even joint Nordic air force will outnumber whole russian fleet easily

[@maxeriksson4113]

When someone asked Simo ”What did you feel when you shot enemy soldiers?” He replied ”The Recoil”

[@ThePaperTowelBandit.]

Hey I saw this comment on a separate video lol

[@kopsu6739]

@@PubliusEnigma94 He did not.

[@maxeriksson4113]

@@kopsu6739 he did you can look it up Bdw not trying to star an argument

[@kopsu6739]

@@maxeriksson4113 He did not say "recoil". The question is correct, but the answer is not.

[@sniperfreak223]

It seems every quote from a Finnish sniper gets attributed to Simo...he never said the recoil thing, nor was he the one who said the "personal difficulties" shooting Russians caused him were "You see, they tended to duck, get behind cover and run in a zig-zag." The Finns had, and still have, a lot of top-tier snipers, and a lot of interviews were done with quite a few of them after the war.

[@julianaFinn]

As a Finn, I know about him, but not in such detail. Hunting is a big part of Finland, and my father taught me to shoot at age 7. (Rifle was bigger than me and papa had to hold me upright lol). Loved this video! Thank you for the respect for my country 🇫🇮🇫🇮👍

[@iansadler9417]

Hayha peeking out from behind the trees with a huge smile is the funniest thing ive seen all day

[@zilvertron]

His last name isnt a karate chop sound

[@schulzjulius]

@@zilvertron every keyboard don't have å, ä or ö.

[@zilvertron]

@@schulzjulius yes they do its in settings

[@marcusberggren9241]

I'm Swedish but my grandmother was born in 1931 so she was young when the 2nd world war and consequently the winter war broke out. She was shuttled to safety in Sweden as many Finnish kids were then during the war. Her brother died in that war at the age of 19. Their home were part of the part of Karjala which is now Russian but was then Finnish.

[@SvensktTroll]

Min mormor blev kvar i wasa medans alla hennes syskon blev skickade till sverige.. Hennes far va med i kriget så hon fick klara sig själv på gatorna - badass finnar ;-)

[@christiangaming-fy6rv]

Karjala = Finnish land !

[@marcusberggren9241]

@@christiangaming-fy6rv some of southern karjala was lost and is Russian.

[@christiangaming-fy6rv]

@@marcusberggren9241 I know

[@marcusberggren9241]

@Egert Roos I'm referring to the karelian Isthmus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelian_Isthmus More accurately near Vyborg is where my grandmother grew up. She fled along with most of her siblings first to Åbo in southwest Finland and then to Sweden.

[@Pugiron]

500 confirmed with his rifle, 200 confirmed with his sub-machine gun. No numbers for his unconfirmed kills.

[@RoyalMela]

Soviet tactics were mass attacks. Finns just waited, and started shooting on a mass of people. Who knows how many was killed by whom.

[@mrbonanza3107]

@@RoyalMela He kept number on his daily book you know?

[@Finland-SkiTeam39-40]

@@mrbonanza3107 Welcome to Finland

[@mrbonanza3107]

@@Finland-SkiTeam39-40 What the PERKELE do you mean?

[@johanf9279]

No. Around 580 total, 200+ with rifle.

[@theblackbear211]

A man who has hunted in the forest for game, for 14 years, with the same rifle, a man who had won marksmanship trophies for years - with the same rifle, a man who could place 16 aimed shots in a minute - with his bolt action rifle, on his home turf, facing ill trained invading troops. Some units were completely wiped out in large scale ambushes. What the Finns did to the Russians that winter was the work of experts against neophytes.

[@asurasyn]

"It is better to send five lions than five hundred sheep."

[@SnibediSnabs]

6:30 one thing that's not mentioned here is that the terrain of the battlefield at Kollaa was extremely advantageous to the Finnish side. The soviets were having to charge up a rocky hill with natural obstacles and minefields funneling them directly to the business end of Finnish machine guns. Our effective and precise use of mortar and artillery strikes also helped level the playing field.

[@lordgenerias]

I remember hearing once that the Russians tried to bombard him. Obviously they failed, but imagine being that scared of one man, that you call in an artillery strike because you heard he's somewhere in that general area. And later you find out he survived. He was the master of the no scope, and nothing the Russians did could stop him. The most they did was put him out of action for a little while. The Finnish John Wick, indeed.

[@peo4989]

Cheers from Sweden nice to see an soldier react to this :). I live in a industrial city and we have lots of finnish people living here. A coworker of mine told me 5 years ago about his father that was a finnish jägerinfanterist during ww2 which meant he used bicycles and/or skis to move around. During an engagement on the Karelen isthmus(border region to Russia) his father was ordered along with his batallion to spearhead through a artillery post with bunker fortification connected. They had 5 snipers paving the way for them. I dont know if it was Simo Häyhä but they apparently was good. They used friendly artillery masking their movement and snipers shot look outs. Safe to say the finns were experts in asymmetric warfare at that time. :)

[@hannesholmborg4769]

Check out Lauri törni he was spec ops for Finland, nazi germany, and a Green berret for america. He died in Vietnam and is one of The most decorated soliders. Watch "The solider of Three armies" by simple history

[@outohiippari2688]

SS officer none the less, I think.

[@hannesholmborg4769]

@@outohiippari2688 yes and he received special training from them too. The SS were pretty much spec ops. I am not saying spec forces but spec ops

[@vicmac3513]

​@@outohiippari2688 Look at the communist watching Simo Häyhä videos!

[@asurasyn]

Törni is the only SS officer honored at Arlington.

[@TKDRIFTER421]

Thank you, youngster, for your service. Doesn't matter, US military or Royal Marines, you offered your life in defense of others. That makes you a badass in these old eyes. Your willingness to share your struggles with mental health issues and bullying...well if you don't mind me saying, that vulnerability makes you even more of a badass. Keep up the great videos. Looking forward to seeing what you accomplish in the future. I have a feeling you will do great at whatever you put your mind and passion to. Cheers from one old Colorado mountain boy.

[@jane_c_ha]

There's even a song in that deadliest sniper

[@jane_c_ha]

Just search white dead sabaton

[@Zuhis83]

@@jane_c_ha sabaton has a song about Lauri Törni as well. Soldier of three armies

[@Skogome]

I need a movie about this legend.

[@venator4838]

This shows incredible skills not only with the weapon but also in dealing with the environment.

[@Nyrufa]

That soldier probably had the greatest moment of exaltation in his life, when he realized he shot Simo in the face with an explosive round. And the worst moment of pants shitting terror, when he found out that not only did he survive, but he wanted to come back to the war!

[@jaakkokurola6363]

Explosive rounds are banned against human targets, even back then. In this case, however, it saved Häyhäs life. FMJ would have gone through the head. After taking hit, they actually thought Häyhä was dead. Rumors of his death spread out. Häyhä had to sent a letter home from hospital: "stop the funeral, corpse is missing"

[@JayTeeAyy]

He was born at the peak of silent movies and died during the days of semi-modern pop music, let alone surviving for that long being in a war, eating whatever you’re given, trying to survive pretty much tundra weather, that’s absolutely insane

[@sadul]

Semi-modern pop music happened in the 1950´s.

[@JG-PyroTX]

Anyone else triggered by the fact when they talked about his rifle they showed a Mauser ? He used a Finnish M28/30 Mosin Nagant they were Russian rifles that were improved. They added higher quality barrels, significantly better triggers, improved stocks. better sights, and free floated the barrel. I have one of the next generation of Finnish Mosins the M39 which is immensely better than the standard M91/30 which I also have a few of.

[@Validboy]

Dude you need a gun intervention, before you go all Alec Baldwin..

[@JG-PyroTX]

@@Validboy I don't even know what you mean by that. Just pointed out historical inaccuracy.

[@Validboy]

@@JG-PyroTX You mentioned you have 2 finnish guns, so i'll bet you have more guns than some women have shoes, am i wrong?.. And Alec Baldwin recently shot someone on set by accident.. That part was a joke..

[@JG-PyroTX]

@@Validboy It really depends on the woman, I've seen women with more shoes. I don't see it any different than collecting anything else.

[@Validboy]

@@JG-PyroTX You dont think its different to collect fashion and weapons? Well one is harmeless for children around the house to play with and one is not.. One is illegal all over the world, the other is necessary for walking outside.. What are more different than shoes and guns? Water and fire? Dude you sound like a total gunnut and thats fine.. But im European and to me you sound bat shit crazy, so i made a joke on your part.. own it or dont, i dont care.. but dont tell im its the same to collect shoes and guns, thats freaking stupid..

[@aaronkinnunen8037]

Cheers, thanks for reacting to Simo Häyhä. I recommended this to you during a stream. Btw you should also react to the Winter and Continuation wars. There is a great movie called Tuntematon sotilas or The Unknown Soldier, that tells a story from the Continuation war.

[@villezki]

Torille

[@aaronkinnunen8037]

@@villezki Todellakin

[@yeahbee8237]

Brilliant movie

[@callapratt7927]

Some of his techniques for hiding his presence in the snow are legit shinobi techniques

[@Kevc00]

You should react to Lauri Törne the man who fought for three armies by simple history

[@karitilsala9297]

Little typo... Lauri Törni. But yes. definitely. 👍

[@Kevc00]

@@karitilsala9297 shit yeah I'm Irish so I am terrible with finnish names

[@karitilsala9297]

@@Kevc00 I am Finnish and I do understand. English speakers have "a little" difficulty pronouncing Finnish names, eg band, song, place or family names ...😁👍

[@erikenqvist9081]

Lauri really didn't like communists.

[@JonTheManZ]

@@erikenqvist9081 Who does?

[@LesterJA]

Imagine Simo being a overprotective father and saying to the boyfriend: “I killed over 500 men and I’m not afraid to kill you”

[@samil5601]

He never bragged about his achievements, so no, can't quite imagine that.

[@jamesfranken8676]

Skål. Dude you should dive deeper into this war. The Finnish tactics and movement are unreal. They basically beat the brakes off of a much larger and better equipped military. The casualties are wild.

[@loofy530]

I lived near where he did for the last of his years and from what I heard of him he never was somebody to brag or glorify what he had done. Seemed a very serious man and only ever commented on his achievements that he did what had to be done as well as he could.

[@ristusnotta1653]

thank god you reacted to this instead of the ones from channel "I am" or "Infographics show" :D this is one of the best ones made about him

[@joshuaswanson1977]

The Swedish metal band wrote a song about Simo called White Death. The vast majority of their songs deal with historical battles and soldiers. Lauri Törni, Lawrence of Arabia, Audie Murphy, Witold Pilecki, Alvin York, the Charlie Brown/Franz Stigler incident, the all female Russian 588th night bomber regiment, the "Attack of the dead men" at Osowiec Fortress and on and on. They also have a second KZbin channel called Sabaton History where the discuss the history behind the song. Just thought you might be interested.😁

[@kiiturii]

Sabaton is a very popular band to be blasting through the speakers in the Finnish army any time you get the chance lol

[@kevx6094]

Meanwhile with the White feather pov: finally a worthy opponent, OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY

[@ThePaperTowelBandit.]

Bruh it depends on the setting simo specifically fought in a snow environment and white feather fought in a jungle environment

[@kevx6094]

@@ThePaperTowelBandit. yes but im more hinting to the they are 2 of the best sniper that have record

[@ThePaperTowelBandit.]

@@kevx6094 ik but I’m just adding to thst

[@argyrendehringterimksaccu174]

@@ThePaperTowelBandit. addenda;adden

[@windtalker6519]

Simo has more kills in less time. But Hathcock (the white feather) has one of if not the best kill every recorded. Shooting directly through the scope of an enemy sniper. In terms of who is the best? Only way to know would have been to have them face each other in an area that gives neither one a distinct advantage. But the world would be doomed if the two teamed up and fought together.

[@CommanderTavos99]

He lived until 2002?! I was born 1999 how amazing is that that he and I existed in the same time, where there are literal worlds between us o.o

[@thenarrator1921]

I think this was a very summarized video of Simo. There are a lot of ommitted details here, few of my 'favorite' ones is 1.) He had a lot of positions prepared, and everyday he would check for any footmarks or human tracks to make sure his positions are still safe 2.) When he got blasted in his face, his mates couldn't recover him due to heavy battles occuring on the day. Presumably dead, they recovered his body and piled it among others, only to find that he was alive after a twitch. Managed a whole day with his face off 3.) After a week of his alleged death, he finally woke up from his coma and read his own obituary on a Finnish newspaper and immediately wrote a letter to clarify

[@ampuite]

You should also notice, that he did all this in less than a 100 days.. since the winter war lasted only 105 days and they did not allow him back in service later in the continuation war (1941-) because of his injury. He was a very humble man, who just did his job.

[@TheTerminatorCarrot]

The White Sniper by Tapio Saarelainen is a great read, the guy got to interview Häyhä directly in his last years. Häyhä was such a humble dude, despite his insane achievements.

[@HvyMetal4Ever]

"Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!"

[@kinosaga21]

When a peacefully man goes to war, armies stand still.

[@mikapeltokorpi7671]

My grandfather was Finnish Nagant iron sights sniper in WWII, too. But he never revealed what happened back then, maybe there's stats somewhere in the archives. He was one of the kindest man (demanding, but kind), I have seen. But naturally had his bad days.

[@Venas254]

Just love the fact that they were so scared of him they tried to kill him with artillery.

[@rdmrdm2659]

“Nuke the site from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.”

[@gamechanger8908]

It's like that scene with Ben Solo saying "I want everybody to fire on that man"

[@mistressabysstress]

I learned about this sniper from playing borderlands. There is a unique sniper rifle in game called “White Death”. I looked it up after.

[@otto354]

They didn't mention that Simo even asked to go to the continuation war even thouhg he had allready lost half of his face. What a legend.

[@principal4854]

We have been waiting for this one 🇫🇮

[@tiggalong227]

So an officer walks into the barracks asks for volunteers for a special mission everyone gets excited he mentions Simo Hayha is around then wonders where everyone went

[@brianlenehan9055]

Russian barracks?

[@rastarn]

I highly recommend you read Tapio Saarelainen's 2016 biography of Simo, "The White Sniper". An enthralling read that both tells the story of Simo, and insightfully explains the tactics that allowed the tiny Finnish force to hold back the Soviet onslaught.

[@swwwsss7870]

Day 16 of “REACT TO THE ATTACK OF THE DEAD MEN!”

[@swwwsss7870]

@UCAybXlCz03iUshq77ROA6Hg ok

[@nvasoldier6893]

its day 16

[@dainguyen2733]

@@nvasoldier6893 Turmoil at the front

[@lemjustlem]

@@dainguyen2733 Wilhelm's forces on the hunt

[@marcusedwards5177]

@@lemjustlem there's a thunder in the East

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

Simo sniped soviets and when they didnt come, he grabbed a pair of ski and some guys and went on infiltration missions behind soviet lines, doing recon but also sabotage and ambush against soviet convoys this is why his body count is unofficially as high as 800+ total kills with at least 500 of them being sniper kills

[@tuijak4251]

Simo Häyhä is so well known, that Japanese have made a Manga inspired by his story. It is called "Valkoinen Noita" (the white witch) and it's entertaining. Of course, one must keep in mind, that this Manga version is very different than the reality. For example, Simo is portrayed as a young woman and she also joined the Continuation War, which the real Simo never did (due to his injuries. Althought, he did volunteer, but was refused). But, anyway, Simo Häyhä really was brave and talented and should allways be remembered.

[@Red-Brick-Dream]

"Finnish him!" "Fatality!"

[@DR_REDACTED]

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[@notfunnnydude]

@@DR_REDACTED wassup dr, where js doctor Bright

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

STOP!

[@onr-o1h]

Simo Häyhä is the embodiment of the proverb "better to be a soldier in the garden than a gardener in war".

[@Saappari]

There's couple mistakes in video. I think I've read that Häyhä was shot in retreat, not by Russian sniper and secondly, he wanted to take apart to Continuation War but army refused to take him, because of injury. Finnish government DIDN't give him a "ready" farm, but only some patch of land to build a house on himself and he actually built a small house to himself.

[@jussitaipale3671]

That's same I heard. When he was hurt, he had submachine gun, not in his sniping mission. If he was sniping, how likely it is to spot a guy like him...

[@Tylwaa]

I've been a military historian for over 50 years and I've noticed that some of the best shooters, Simo Häyhä, Sargent York, Audie Murphy, etc. were farmers or hunters, poor men who had to kill to feed their families before the war. Bullets were expensive, you had to make your shot count. Audie Murphy grew up not far from my Grandpa's farm in Texas. Hunt County, Texas, and were sharecroppers too. My family was a lot like his. Though his father had left the family. I had eight uncles, all Texas farmers in WWII and served all over the world. Uncles Joe, William, Sammy, Kenneth, Bobby, Herman, Elmer, and LC. Four from mom's side, four from Dad's side. Later, Dad was in Korea, I was in Vietnam. (the only female in avionics in my squadron for the entire 4 years, wasn't easy!) But I used that military benefit to be the first on either side of family to get a college degree and of course, in Military History.

[@samil5601]

Exactly this. The same approach extends to Finnish military training, which is largely also focused on making every shot count as the army will have relatively limited resources. Typically Finnish approach. Waste not, want not.

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

The other thing to keep in mind was this happened above the Arctic circle in the winter .....he only had about 5 hours of good light to work with.

[@staropramen478]

This is much further south in Finland. In Lapland, where the Arctic circle is, there is almost no sunlight at all during winter.

[@mrbonanza3107]

@@staropramen478 Well yes and even in southern most part of finland there isent much of sunlight in winter time

[@samppawest]

Your face is priceless when hearing these facts that made Häyhä the shinigami he was.

[@DinsRune]

Simo: - sees the modernized Soviet rifles, with scopes for easier targeting from a longer distance - Simo: "Fucking _posers._ "

[@HORRIOR1]

This man was born long before the rise of Soviet Union and Died long after its collapse.

[@Go_Canuck_Yourself]

I read an article about this that ended with a comment of “the winter war ended because the Russians heard he woke up”

[@Shenalan888]

8:55 --- Artillery guns mobilizing for war in the background🤣

[@RedBread1944]

Simo: hey Josph do you want to hear a joke Joshep stalin: ok sur Simo: 505 Joseph stalin: I don't get it Simo: and you never will Joseph stalin: cyka blyat go to gulag

[@jessegd6306]

Simo: Make me~

[@kilroy518]

Soviet soldier: *sneezes Snow:"terveydeksi" (bless you in finnish)

[@braduh2730]

i’m new to the channel but you’ve gotta be one of the best reaction channels here you don’t pause to much and when you do it’s for a good reason

[@internaut4257]

i dont like how he cuts longer videos in parts and then doesnt always finish them tho, but i understand why

[@davidkeasling]

Two things you NEVER want to hear as a soldier: The trees speaking Vietnamese; The snow speaking Finnish.

[@A_Condre7734]

You know he's good when the Russians were confirming his kills

[@FuckGoogle2]

They had to acknowledge they were up against a competent foe or else their heads would roll at the hands of Stalin.

[@TheMmm79]

Rautjärvi, where Simo Häyhä was born, is actually really near where I live (greetings from Finland! 🇫🇮). He truly is a legend and not only in his home region ❤️

[@Eeeeemileemileemil]

I was at the Simo Häyhä museum last year!the place was awesome,I got to hold an Russian lmg.also I payed my respects at the stone statue (every visitor places a rock at the site).

[@janisampo9615]

An example when you got to make something out of nothing. Simo or any other conscript didn't have shit when going to the Winter war. Only clothes, a belt, a gun and a knife.

[@moldveien1515]

I find it sad they didn't mention this but when Simo was asked how he became such a good marksman he was quoted with the answer "practice.", humble man. Also funny that a war hero agianst the soviet union lived long enough to see the soviet union collapse, though his home town is still in russia.

[@lennartoberg292]

I really like your reaction !! Greetings from Sweden. Great fan of tough Finnish fighters, who took no s... from anyone !

[@henrynewgate1775]

I can't wait to see Simo in Shuumatsu no valkyrie His most likely opponent is Apollo

[@bajes328]

He didn't enjoy killing. He knew he had to protect the people he loved, because no-one else would.

[@Epsilvonic]

If you want an equally insane story from the Winter War but for the exact opposite reasons, look up the story of Aimo Koivunen and find out what happens when you mix an engagement gone wrong with your platoon’s entire ration of military grade meth.

[@Epsilvonic]

Qxir’s video on Aimo is pretty solid

[@seneca983]

@@Epsilvonic That's from the Continuation War, not Winter War.

[@SubcribeMinecraftNOW]

now military grade meth is a combination of words I'll likely never hear again

[@jaanaaumanen1024]

He's our legend ❤ that's our one of the reason for SISU as our way of thinking!!

[@sixtuspettersson6059]

Simos "War buddy "Same army same war . Lauri Törni/Larry Thorn. A Hero Soldier of 3 Armys.. Finish/German/US armys.. They say that John Wayne playd Larry in Movie Green Berrets !! Stay safe.

[@blazymemes354]

Not really. Laurie törni served for Finland during ww1, Germany during ww2, USA during Vietnam, where he died. Simo Höihä served during ww2.

[@sixtuspettersson6059]

@@blazymemes354 Lauri serve 1939-1944 in Finish army !! First Winter War 39-40 105 days and war 40-44.. NOT ww1 !!

[@juliushakala5148]

Does being in the same war make you a "war buddy"? xd

[@FluffyBawws]

My brain hurts when i hear foreigners try to pronounce Häyhä.

[@miguelpangindian1408]

I can’t even get 100 kills in a year... man, chess tournaments are hard

[@sambozzz]

Someone once ask him who is the highest ranked who he killed, Simo says ” i dont know, but generals carry him away

[@jamesaitchison9478]

Jeezo, this fella was incredible, 500+ confirmed kills with an old rifle without a sight is crazy, and to have the Russian Army sent directly after him due to his exploits is the stuff of legend. Fantastic video, entertaining and informative 👍

[@henriikkak2091]

The Soviet army

[@johanf9279]

200+ with rifle. 300+ with machine gun in regular battles.

[@keylime1237]

There is another finnish man who fight in three army, finnish, german, and american.

[@Jampp1]

Lauri Törni aka Larry Thorne. There is many similiar documents from him.

[@starkiller140]

@@Jampp1 wasn't he a founder member of one of the special forces team from the U.S. or am I wrong?

[@Jampp1]

I don't think that he was founder member. But there is some SF competition trophy that is named for him and also some building in their base. (Didn't Google that so if i remembered wrong, sorry 😁)

[@Jampp1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/apjIe6uVdrKlesk This is a good document for him. It's old and it's mostly at Finnish language but there is English subtitles. Most of The KZbin's documents of him are full of BS

[@RoyalMela]

@@starkiller140 Green Berets. A Hollywood movie starring John Wayne was made loosely based on Törni.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

[@Adonis8369]

My guy woke up, got shot and decided to not die

[@filippauljohnson6924]

This man was basically every Shooter Protagonist

[@Randomexe-zc5pu]

I saw the original video and i was mind baffled by this man

[@zenexhd5855]

When you ask Simo Hayha how many enemies he has killed: Simo Hayha: Yes

[@shikikankillzone4239]

_The virgin Magic Shooter_ Vs. *The Chad White Death*

[@OK-sy7dh]

He have confirmed 505 sniper rifle kills and close to 200 machinegun kills

[@MilenaAnnina]

You vocalized his name like "Äijä" which means DDDude with BIG D, or very masculine man XD I loved that! He actually was very nice, always smiled and was only little pass 5". Against all odds he lived to 96 y/o!

[@georgejoseph4164]

Having spent 11 months in Finland, damn what a machine... those winters are brutal... the people, lovely..

[@pokeczarelf]

React to Weird History's "Wojtek the Bear"

[@GIBBO4182]

505-0 now that’s some K/D ratio! Especially when they’re calling in artillery strikes on just you!

[@turpasauna]

Stuff of legends, isn't it? I think Finns have witnessed these kind of miracles through-out our history. Otherwise we would have ceased to exist as a nation and group of people.

[@Johnny2face]

please react to mad Jack Churchill by simple history. An absolute legend in British military history

[@peris_arts_film9699]

“Youth and exuberance is no match for old age and treachery” fits Simo quite well

[@Finkele1]

What did you feel when you shot enemy? "recoil" - Simo Häyhä

[@zilvertron]

Doubtful

[@doug9597]

@@zilvertron yh it weren’t him who said it

[@Finkele1]

@@zilvertron He actually said that...tf?

[@Finkele1]

@@zilvertron Yea, he didn't....He only said"i did what i was told to do"- as farmer. He didn't like soviets that much but Lauri Törni really hated them. Simo was a Farmer

[@Finkele1]

A legend, there are so many stories...most not true

[@saskian100]

My fellow-countryman! Glad to know the guys from outside are so interesting in my country’s military history! Thank You 🙏 for your reaction! And Thank You 🙏 for the video!!!

[@waltuh11121]

Finnish military history may be short, but you guys are amazing