@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 2 months agoSimo Hayha, "The White Death", Finland, Winter War, 1940lemmy.worldmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1222cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoIf I recall correctly, that picture is thought to be of a Swedish volunteer and not Häyhä, although it is often claimed to be him.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoTbf, with the clothing and mask, this could be almost anybody.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoIt absolutely could be. I think the assumption is based on what’s known about the photo, not what’s actually in it.
If I recall correctly, that picture is thought to be of a Swedish volunteer and not Häyhä, although it is often claimed to be him.
Tbf, with the clothing and mask, this could be almost anybody.
It absolutely could be. I think the assumption is based on what’s known about the photo, not what’s actually in it.