Battle of Syrjäntaka 1918
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 28 April 1918 – 29 April 1918 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1918 | Wikidata P580 (start 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 | 61.1163, 24.8317 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
Battle of Syrjäntaka was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle fought on 28–29 April in Syrjäntaka, Tuulos, between the German Baltic Sea Division and the Finnish Red Guards. Thousands of Red refugees were fleeing east, while they were blocked by a small unit of Germans at a highway crossing in the small village of Syrjäntaka. After hours of desperate fighting, the Reds managed to break through and continue their journey. The Battle of Syrjäntaka and the preceding battle in Hauho were the only battles the Germans lost during their one-month military campaign in Finland. They were also the last Red victories of the 1918 civil war. The battle itself was totally unnecessary. It had no effect on the result of the war and neither side gained anything as the fleeing Reds were captured only a couple of days later.
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