I think you’re confusing Winter War (Finland vs Soviet Union) and Continuation War where Finland was allied with Nazi Germany attacking Soviet Union. That came after. During Winter War Finland wasn’t allied or even aligned with Nazi Germany or anything like that. Simo Häyhä fought just in Winter War.
I shit you not I never knew
Lol same, just saw him whitewashed in some war pop history listicle as a teenager and it was years before i found out
I think you’re confusing Winter War (Finland vs Soviet Union) and Continuation War where Finland was allied with Nazi Germany attacking Soviet Union. That came after. During Winter War Finland wasn’t allied or even aligned with Nazi Germany or anything like that. Simo Häyhä fought just in Winter War.
Well no problem, now you do. We all learn new things, yeah?
I’d bet that most righties probably purposely obscure the fact and paint him as a “Finnish sniper” above all else