The permanent (concrete)
fortifications
in the Karelian Isthmus
Fall 1939
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The Isthmus is divided into small sectors (those
little blue bars), and the exact number and type of fortifications
are listed in the table below. The thin black line follows roughly
the "Mannerheim Line".
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The first number means a bunker / shelter build in the
20's.
The second number means a bunker / shelter build in the 20's, but
repaired / improved in the 30's.
The third number means a bunker build in the 30's.
i.e. 0+1+2 = one bunker had
been built in the 1920s but it was either repaired or improved in
the 1930s, in addition, two new bunkers were built in this sector
during the 1930s.
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Sector
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abb.
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bunker / shelter
with 1 machine gun(MG)
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bunker / shelter
with 2 MG
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bunker / shelter
with 3MG
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bunker /shelter
with cannon *
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accommodation
shelter
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HQ- bunker **
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concrete inf-position
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Total
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Heinjoki
|
He
|
3+0+0
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-
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-
|
-
|
-
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-
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-
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3
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Lyykylä
|
Ly
|
2+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2
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Ylä-Säiniö
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Y-Sä
|
6+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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6
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Ala-Säiniö
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A-Sä
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9+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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9
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Leviäinen
|
Le
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1+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1
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Kakkola
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Kak
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4+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4
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Nuoraa
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Nu
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3+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Karhula
|
Ka
|
5+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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2+0+0
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-
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-
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7
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Kolmikesälä
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Ko
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6+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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3+0+0
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1+0+0
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2+0+0
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12
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Kaipiala
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Kai
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3+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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2+0+0
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6
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Närjä
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Nr
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7+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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-
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8
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Römpötti
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R
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5+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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2+0+0
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1+0+0
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-
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8
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Näykki
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N
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3+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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2+0+0
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6
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Kolkkala
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K
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7+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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4+0+0
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1+0+0
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-
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12
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Humaljoki
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H
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4+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4
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Inkilä
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Ink
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0+0+1
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0+0+3
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0+0+3
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-
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-
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-
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-
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7
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Summankylä
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Sk
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0+4+2
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0+2+2
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0+0+2
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-
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1+3+2
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-
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-
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18
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Summajärvi
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Sj
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2+0+0
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0+0+1
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0+0+1
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-
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4+0+0
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1+0+0
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-
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9
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Leipäsuo
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Ä
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5+0+0
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0+0+2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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7
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Suurniemi
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Mj
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0+0+3
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0+0+2
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-
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-
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0+0+2
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-
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-
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7
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Muolaa
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Mu
|
4+1+6
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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5+0+2
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2+0+0
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-
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21
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Sikniemi
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Mu
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3+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Salmenkaita
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Mä
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1+0+18
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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4+0+6
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-
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-
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30
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Lauttaniemi
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La
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2+0+0
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Noisniemi
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No
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1+0+0
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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2
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Kiviniemi
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Ki
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2+0+0
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Sakkola
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Sa
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2+0+0
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Kelja
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Ke
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2+0+0
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Taipale
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Tai
|
10+0+0
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-
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-
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1+0+0
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1+0+0
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-
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-
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12
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Total
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102+5+30 =137
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1***+2+10 =13
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1***+0+6 =7
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8+0+0 =8
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26+3+12 =41
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9+0+0 =9
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6+0+0 =6
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153+10 +58=221
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*
= The bunker in Kiviniemi (Ki) was a combined cannon & MG bunker
** = The HQ-bunker in Muolaa was a combined HQ / shelter / artillery
observation bunker
*** = the bunker was located outside these sectors |
(Table source: "Talvisodan
Historia 1", WSOY 1991, p.215)
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