Tali-Ihantala 1944

[Thee_oddball]

The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfOx0PjQt34

[kohmelo]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories

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You really should read couple of Reino Lehväslaiho's books and watch this movie again if you have watched it. Most of tank battles are from his books and the books give you better understanding of the movie as the movie jumps across several events trought soviet summer offensive of 1944.

Detachment Kuhlmey is also pictured in this movies as they were send to help finland.

[addman]

I've watched this "movie". It was more like a dramatized documentary if you ask me. I went in watching it as a movie but the "story" is very incoherent and fragmented so you need to watch it with a more educational mindset. It has some nice tank scenes in it, that's about all I remember from it, very mediocre.

P.S If you want to watch a good "war movie", check out "Nanjing! Nanjing!" if you like "heavy" stuff and not so much big explosions and shooting only. It's quite recent and a movie that deserves more attention than it has received. It's about the Japanese occupation and subsequent slaughter of the people of Nanking in China during the 30's. It's very good because it's balanced, it shows the Japanese doing horrible things but at the same time it gives a more nuanced view on some of the Japanese soldiers, they weren't all blood-thirsting raving mad murderers. It has some really powerful scenes.