Simo Häyhä is considered to be the greatest sniper of all time , reported to have taken 505 kills. All of his sniper kills would be achieved during the Winter war of 1939 to 1940.

However, that’s exactly who Simo Hayha, also known as the “White Death,” was. Before 1939, Hayha was nothing more than a farmer in Karelia, who enjoyed shooting as a hobby. By the end of the ...