The Day The White Death Almost Died

There's a whoosh, and Simo gets tunnel vision, and then everything goes white for the

White Death, and he falls, hit in the jaw by an exploding bullet. After the battle,

the Finnish soldiers find what they think is Simo's remains and place 'em in a pile with the

other fallen. Then, one of the Finns notices a leg twitching amongst the pile.

Incredibly, Simo was alive, but half his face was gone. He's in a coma for

three days, by which time the Winter War is over. Simo had 26 surgeries to repair his shattered

jaw, which was crafted from a piece of bone taken from his hip.