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artist Bertel Gripenberg
 
sculpture Memorial to the anti-aircraft defence  
map Mustasaari, Suomenlinna  
year 1969  
images 1  
Suomenlinna's West Mustasaari post 1. Rask.It.Ptri MUSTA is armed with four aircraft defence cannons. The artillery battalion were repaired during the time of the Winter War, at the time when Helsinki was being bombed. Further memorials to the anti-aircraft defence are to be seen in several parts of the Helsinki; Taivaskallio in Käpylä, Myllykallio in Lauttasaari, Veijaripuisto in Lauttasaari, and Kalastajatorpa in Munkkiniemi (The Continuation War memorial cannon, unveiled on 12th May 1975).

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