Weapons Cache Case

The Weapons Cache Case (Finnish: Asekätkentä, Swedish: Vapengömmoaffären) was a Finnish military plan to continue battle after the ceasefire in 1944, if needed. It concerned a secret and officially unsanctioned military operation following the end of combat on the Soviet–Finnish theater of WWII known as the Continuation War, where a large amount of Finnish Army weapons and equipment was hidden in caches scattered around the country. Ultimately, 1,488 people were prosecuted over the operation, receiving prison sentences totaling nearly 400 years. This was largest court case in the Nordic countries. Amongst those arrested were eight generals, 205 non-commissioned officers, and 289 captains.