Ihantala

Petrovka () is a former village on

Karelian Isthmus The Karelian Isthmus (russian: Карельский перешеек, Karelsky peresheyek; fi, Karjalankannas; sv, Karelska näset) is the approximately stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern ...

, about 15 km to the north of Viipuri (now Vyborg), where the

battle of Tali-Ihantala A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

took place in 1944. Location: Karelian Isthmus Former populated places in Russia Former subdivisions of Leningrad Oblast Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Leningrad Oblast {{LeningradOblast-geo-stub