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Conflict Europe

Finnish Civil War

1918 CE

A brief but brutal civil war following Finland's independence from Russia. The Whites' victory with German military support established Finland as an independent democratic republic.

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Finnish Civil War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • White Finland (Senate troops & German support)
  • Red Finland (Finnish socialists & Soviet support)

Key moments

Defining events in the Finnish Civil War.

  1. 1918 Battle of Tampere
  2. 1918 Battle of Vyborg
  3. 1918 Battle of Helsinki

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1918 CE and 1918 CE.

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