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Simo Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] ⓘ; 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death (Finnish: Valkoinen kuolema; Russian: Белая смерть, romanized: Belaya smert’), was a Finnish military sniper in World War II during the 1939–1940 Winter War against the Soviet Union.
/ The War. / White Death. Article. White Death. The heroic stand of Finland against the Soviet Union in 1939 was a lesson for the ages. June 21, 2018. As they mustered for battle in the Valley of Elah, the armies of Israel knew they faced disaster.
Cause. Ignition of acoustic foam by pyrotechnics. Fireworks accident. Deaths. 100 [a] Non-fatal injuries. 230. The Station nightclub fire occurred on the evening of February 20, 2003, at The Station, a nightclub and hard rock music venue in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, killing 100 people and injuring 230.
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Jun 24, 2020 · With at least 505 confirmed kills during the Winter War of 1939–40 between Finland and the Soviet Union, Simo Häyhä (1905–2002) has been labelled the deadliest sniper in history. Here, Tapio Saarelainen shares the story of the Finnish sniper and how he achieved his nickname 'White Death'...
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Mar 9, 2024 · Published March 9, 2024. In less than 100 days, Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä killed at least 500 enemy troops during the Winter War — earning him the nickname the "White Death." At the dawn of World War II in 1939, Josef Stalin sent over half a million men across Russia’s western border to invade Finland.
Oct 24, 2021 · About 40 seconds after the song began, Great White stopped the show and all but one member of the band escaped through the stage door exit. That exit door would soon be engulfed in flames. Scott ...
At the time, tuberculosis was called the robber of youth, because the disease had higher death rate among young people. Other names included the Great White Plague and the White Death, where the "white" was due to the extreme anaemic pallor of those infected.
