Häyhä
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Häyhä is the surname of Simo Häyhä, the legendary Finnish sniper renowned for his extraordinary marksmanship during the Winter War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Häyhä canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family name
ⓘ
human ⓘ sniper ⓘ soldier ⓘ veteran of the Winter War ⓘ |
| allegiance | Finland ⓘ |
| conflict | Winter War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Häyhä self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| givenName | Simo ⓘ |
| knownFor | high number of confirmed sniper kills ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Finnish
ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Finnish Army ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| nickname | White Death ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
ability to operate in extreme winter conditions
ⓘ
marksmanship without telescopic sights ⓘ use of camouflage in snow ⓘ |
| notableFor | exceptional sniper marksmanship in the Winter War ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
sniper ⓘ |
| opponentGivenNicknameBy |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet forces
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Finnish side in the Winter War ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Karelian Isthmus ⓘ |
| usedBy | Simo Häyhä ⓘ |
| usedOptics | iron sights ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Mosin–Nagant rifle
ⓘ
surface form:
M/28-30 rifle (Finnish variant of Mosin–Nagant)
Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun ⓘ |
| woundedIn | Winter War ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Simo Häyhä