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At the beginning of 1944, the idea of the Matti operation was born in the Headquarters' long-range patrol section, in which long-range patrolmen would be left in the rear as scouts during the retreat, and provisions and ammunition would be reserved for them in different parts of the Isthmus. In May 1944, several supply caches were dug and equipped on the Karelian Isthmus, from which supplies would be reserved for the long-range patrols that would be left behind the enemy. The major Russian offensive began on June 9, 1944, and during the following week, seven Matti patrols had been left behind the enemy advancing on the Isthmus. These long-range patrolmen from the Headquarters conducted important reconnaissance deep behind the enemy's rear on the Karelian Isthmus. In this video, I will tell the story of one of Vehniäinen's Matti patrols, in which the long-range patrolmen were Staff Sergeant Urpo Lempiäinen, Sergeant Muisto Lassila, and Privates Erkki Haltsonen and Olavi Hietanen. This Matti patrol was behind enemy lines for a total of 52 days. At the end of July, the patrol sent significant information to Headquarters, the men reported that the Red Army was moving men and equipment away from the front towards Leningrad. This information surprised the Finnish military leadership. Thanks to the information, troops could be sent from the Karelian Isthmus to, among other places, Ilomantsi, where two divisions of the Red Army were trying to break through towards Ilomantsi and Joensuu. I have converted the black-and-white photographs of the patrolmen taken during the Continuation War into color images using image processing programs. #Kareliankannas #Uusikirkko #Kivennapa #Rautu #Sakkola #Metsäpirtti #Continuation War #Vuoksi #Matti patrols #Headquarters #Vehniäinen #Anttala #Lempiäinen #