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Bloomin' Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods

Simo Häyhä: The Silent Sniper Who Took Down an Army & Became a Legend

31 Mar 2025

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods take aim at the story of Simo Häyhä—the deadliest sniper in history, a Finnish farmer who became the Soviet Union’s worst nightmare during World War II.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:❄️ The White Death – How a quiet farmer with an old rifle racked up over 500 kills in the freezing Finnish winter🎯 Sniping Without a Scope – Why Häyhä refused to use one and how it made him even deadlier🔥 Outnumbered but Unstoppable – How he fought against an invading Soviet army with sheer skill and ice-cold precision💀 Surviving the Impossible – The brutal injury that should have ended his story—but didn’tBloomin’ Legend or Not?At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Simo Häyhä a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just Finland’s frostiest sharpshooter?Join the Conversation!📲 Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends📩 Send us your legendary stories—whether epic, absurd, or downright bonkers—and we’ll decide if they’re Bloomin’ Legendary or not!👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help more people discover Bloomin’ Legends!Listen now to all episodes on Global Player.Download Global Player from your app store or visit www.globalplayer.comThis is a Global Original podcast, produced by Ben Fairclough.Executive Producer: Chris JanesCommissioning Editor: Chris Lander

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