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What were the chances that Finland would have two of the greatest warriors of modern w
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:16 pm
The population today of Finland is 5 million. The population in 1940 is 3.6 million. But it gave us two of the best fighters ever.
Many people know of the sniper The WhiteDeath:
But fewer people have heard about the greatest non-German fighter pilot of all time:
Many people know of the sniper The WhiteDeath:
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Simo "Simuna" Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: ['simo? 'hæy??æ]; 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), nicknamed "White Death" (Russian: ????? ??????, Belaya Smert; Finnish: valkoinen kuolema; Swedish: den vita döden) by the Red Army[citation needed], was a Finnish sniper. According to western sources, using a Finnish-produced M/28-30 rifle (a variant of the Mosin–Nagant rifle) and the Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun, he is reported as having killed 505 men during the 1939–40 Winter War, the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills in any major war.[2][3] However, Antti Rantama (Häyhä's unit military chaplain), credited 259 confirmed sniper kills were made by Simo Häyhä during the Winter War.[4]
But fewer people have heard about the greatest non-German fighter pilot of all time:
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Eino Ilmari "Illu" Juutilainen (21 February 1914 – 21 February 1999) was a fighter pilot of the Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force), and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. This makes him the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, leading all Finnish pilots in score against Soviet aircraft in World War II (1939–40 and 1941–44), with 94 confirmed aerial combat victories in 437 sorties.[1] He himself claimed 126 victories. He achieved 34 of his victories while flying the Brewster Buffalo fighte
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Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:18 pm to athenslife101
They knew how to Finnish
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:23 pm to athenslife101
Their past is iimpressive but the heroes will be from Poland this time.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:31 pm to athenslife101
Per capita Finland might be the most successful athletic country too.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:34 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:34 pm to drewnbrla
What does that mean?
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:40 pm to athenslife101
quote:Okay, a discrepancy of 246 kills raises a lot of red flags as to how true either of those numbers are.
he is reported as having killed 505 men during the 1939–40 Winter War. However, Häyhä's unit military chaplain, credited 259 confirmed sniper kills were made by Simo Häyhä during the Winter War.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:40 pm to ChewyDante
Hmm, that guy had an interesting life lol
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:52 pm to athenslife101
Under every Finn, there lies a shark.
This post was edited on 7/15/17 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:59 pm to athenslife101
He deserves a medal if he got more than 5 kills in a Buffalo. Must have been vs the older Soviet aircraft.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:11 pm to athenslife101
Their history is impressive. It's a small country with about as many people as Louisiana, holding off a Russian invasion during WWII. Probably lots of other Finnish warriors that were never known.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:14 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:16 pm to Alltheway Tigers!
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He deserves a medal if he got more than 5 kills in a Buffalo. Must have been vs the older Soviet aircraft.
Impressive.
A buffalo would have a hard go against a box kite!
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:18 pm to LakeViewLSU
I had a professor in college whose specialty was Finnish business government relations. He wrote an 800 pg book about it. A student asked if we should read it and he was like "no, it's really quite boring." LOL
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:22 pm to athenslife101
quote:Doing it in that POS is very impressive.
He achieved 34 of his victories while flying the Brewster Buffalo fighter
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:31 pm to ChewyDante
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How are you going to bring up Finland and her greatest soldiers and not mention Torni?
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Unfortunately for Törni, Finland eventually fell to the communists in 1944.
But instead of surrendering, he joined up with the German SS so he could continue to fight the Soviets.
Dude was a true warrior.
This post was edited on 7/15/17 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:33 pm to OWLFAN86
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They knew how to Finnish
Shut it down, folks.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:37 pm to athenslife101
I thought this was about Teemu Selanne's 76 goal rookie year
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:47 pm to bhtigerfan
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Dude was a true warrior.
The man was a Communist fighting goddamn machine.
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