Finnish Artillery Memorial

Rakuunapolku, Lappeenranta
Etelä-Karjala, Finland

This memorial is in memory of the Finnish field artillery regiments 2,3 and "Karjala". These regiments have fought in the Second World War against the Soviet Union. The gun is a Russian 76 mm divisional gun M1902. This type was used in the First World War but several countries including Finland also used it in the Second World War.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): Wikimedia Commons