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Simo Hayha, "The White Death", Finland, Winter War, 1940 (lemmy.world)
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[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I know he's often credited as the deadliest dude ever, but what specifically is our corroborating proof that the numbers are even remotely accurate? Not trying to downlplay, just curious

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Fat Electrician just did a video. Seems legit.

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 3 points 6 months ago

Decent watch. Saddest new knowledge to me was that he lost his original farm he was fighting for in the first place.