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Hidden : 10/11/2008
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Ankdammen/Sorsanlampi


En liten historielektion från tiden runt andra världskriget. Ankdammen finns i Tiklasparken i Vasa. Slutcachen kan vara svår att hitta om det är mycket snö.
Pienen historian oppitunti toisen maalimansodan ajasta. Sorsanlampi sijaitsee Tiklaksenpuistossa Vaasassa. Loppukätkö voi olla vaikea löytää jos on paljon lunta.
A little history lesson from the period around World War II. Duck pond is in Tiklas park in Vaasa. The final cache might be difficult to find in case of much snow.


"Vinterkrigets isväg Umeå-Vasa ????. Viktiga förnödenheter kördes med lastbilar från Sverige till Finland"

Samtidigt hände bl.a detta :

"Winston Churchill talade till Engelska parlamentet; 'We shall not flag or fail. We shall fight on the beaches...on the landing grounds...in the fields and the streets...We shall never surrender'"

"Den första "stridsgruppen" av svenskar hamnade i stridigheter i finska vinterkriget"

"Royal Navys ubåt HMS Shark sjönk. Hon bombades och sjönk ungefär 46km väst-sydväst om Egersund, Norge."

"Hitler beslöt att Tyskland occuperar Petsamo, utifall Sovjetunionen anfaller Finland"

"Italien invaderade Grekland"

"President Kyösti Kallio begärde avsked från sitt ämbete"

"Dessa Nobelpris delades ut"



"Talvisodan jäätie Uumaja-Vaasa ????. Tärkeitä tarvikkeita tuotiin kuorma-autoilla Ruotsista Suomeen"

Samanaikana tapahtui mm. tämän :

"Winston Churchill puhui Englannin parlamentille; 'We shall not flag or fail. We shall fight on the beaches...on the landing grounds...in the fields and the streets...We shall never surrender'"

"Ensimmäinen "sotajoukkue" ruotsalaisia joutui taisteluun suomen talvisodassa"

"Royal Navyn sukellusvene HMS Shark upposi. Sitä pommitettiin ja se upposi noin 46km Norjan Egersundin länsilounaan puolelta. "

"Hitler päätti, että Saksa miehittää Petsamon, mikäli Neuvostoliitto hyökkää Suomeen"

"Italia valloitti Kreikkaa"

"Presidentti Kyösti Kallio pyysi eroa tehtävistään"

"Näitä Nobelin palkinnot jaettiin"



"The winter-war ice-road Uumaja-Vaasa ????. Important supplies were transported by truck from Sweden to Finland"

At these times also these things happened :

"Winston Churchill tells the House of Commons, 'We shall not flag or fail. We shall fight on the beaches...on the landing grounds...in the fields and the streets...We shall never surrender'"

"The first Swedish "combat troops" were involved in combat in the Finnish winter-war"

"The Royal Navy’s HMS Shark submarine was sunk. She was bombed and sunk about 25 nautical miles (46 km) west-south-west of Egersund, Norway"

"Hitler decided that Germany will occupy Petsamo, in case the Soviet Union attacked Finland"

"Italian troops invaded Greece"

"President Kyösti Kallio resigned from office"

"These Nobel prizes were awarded"



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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

10 qvtvg ahzore

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)