torstai 29. syyskuuta 2011

Simo Häyhä and Lauri Törni

Lauri Törni aka Larry Thorne. Fought in Winter war and continuation war, where he got hit but he escaped from the hospital to fight in the front. Then joined the German army and fought there. After WW2 he moved to United States and fought in Vietnam. Almost got expelled from US army when he beated alone 8 men with a barchair after they harassed his lady.
Törni in Vietnam, 10th Special Forces Group. He died there in december 1964 during a secret operation, the helicopter carrying him crashed into a hill in bad weather.
Simo "The white death" Häyhä. A sniper with 505 confirmed kills in 3months time (about 5-6 kills/day). The real number is estimated to be near 700 because of submachinegun kills and no time to count them in battle. Used always iron sights, freezed his firing positions so snow wouldnt disturb and show his positions.
Photo after Häyhä got hit by a explosive bullet. So its not manipulated, the sharp figures in the right is the background.

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