The Battle of Tali-Ihantala (25.6. to 9.7.1944) was part of the Continuation War (1941–1944) between Finland and Soviet Union. To date, it is the largest battle in the history of the Nordic Countries. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was fought in a small area (100 km²) between the northern tip of Vyborg Bay and the Vuoksi river around the villages of Tali and Ihantala. After Soviet 21st Army had cleared the defending Finnish troops from Vyborg on June 20, the Soviet forces attempted to press on the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk offensive (or Karelian offensive, which was planned to push Finland out of the war), but they met stubborn Finnish resistance at Tali and were forced to stop. After bringing fresh troops to the front they managed to push Finnish lines to the village of Ihantala, but failed to create any breakthroughs. The Soviet army attempted to break through the Finnish lines between Tali and Vuoksi towards Noskua but the repeated Soviet attacks were halted by the highly efficient Finnish artillery. In the end the battle of Tali-Ihantala was a defensive strategic victory for the Finnish army. It blocked the possibility for the Soviet army to break through to the Finnish heartland and the road to Helsinki. Both sides suffered heavy losses during the two-week battle: an estimated 1350 Finns and between 4000 and 5500 Soviets lost their lives in this area and there were thousands of wounded and those missing in action.
The initial coordinates will take you to a big Russian war memorial, which is dedicated to their fallen soldiers. You are looking for a small black bison tube, where you will find the final coordinates to the cache. The final coordinates will take you to area, where the leaders of the Finnish forces were stationed during the battle, giving orders to their troops. 45 years after the battle of Tali-Ihantala, a Finnish memorial was organised by troops who had taken part to the battle to commemorate their fallen comrades and it was revealed here on 3.7.1999.
