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===The 1938 and 1939 period=== The Karelian defensive fortifications received considerably more funds and resources from May 1938, as the European situation worsened. The Finns built new strongholds and modernized old ones. In Summakylä and Summajärvi they built two large Sk 11 bunkers, a "Peltola", a Sj 5, a "Miljoonalinnake", and an incomplete third Sk 17. These bunkers had better fire shelters, [[ventilation (architecture)|ventilation]] and an observation [[Armoured cloche|cloche]].<ref name="UittoGeust6">[[#UittoGeust2006|Geust & Uitto 2006]], pages 42–43</ref> In [[Suurniemi]] near [[Muolaanjärvi]], the Finns started the construction of seven new bunkers, Su 1–7. Two others, Su 3 and Su 4, were for accommodation, and the rest were for [[machine guns]] nests. They also modernised those structures built in the 1920s. The older bunkers were given added flank-fire capability and enlarged. Some bunkers' loopholes were simply closed-up as part of a plan to make them more suitable for accommodation or command posts.<ref name="UittoGeust7">[[#UittoGeust2006|Geust & Uitto 2006]], page 44</ref> The line was still incomplete in November 1939.<ref name="Edwards13" />
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