Legacy of the past, Lappeenranta (Salpa Line)

Legacy of the past

Legacy of the past

In the picture are the gates of the former garrison town, on the territory of which the very same tank site is located, together with a Fazer chocolate factory. It was once home to the Armored Military Academy. Not much remained of the military antiquity - the building of the garrison hospital, several brick buildings on the territory of the factory, concrete gate pillars with a Finnish war lion. That's all for now...

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