Battle of Hyvinkää 1918
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 21 April 1918 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1918 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | Finland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Finnish Civil War, German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 60.6303, 24.8588 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Hyvinkää was fought during the Finnish Civil War on 19-21 April 1918, when troops from the German Baltic Sea Division marching from Helsinki conquered the locality from the Reds who had held it for three months. The Germans attacked Hyvinkää from three directions; from the direction of Klaukkala and Nurmijärvi via the Hanko railway line and along the Tuusula highway and mainline. The main defense positions of the Reds were along the Hanko track in Hyvinkäänkylä, after which fierce battles took place in the station area. After the well-taken invasion, a bloody follow-up began, with Whites executing about 150 Reds, actual or suspected, during May.
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