Battle of Viipuri 1918
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 24 April 1918 – 29 April 1918 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1918 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | Russia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Finnish Civil War, Karjala Front | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | The Red Guard of Finland, Whites | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 60.7070, 28.7490 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Viipuri was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle, fought 24–29 April between the Finnish Whites and the Finnish Reds in Viipuri. Together with the Battle of Tampere and Battle of Helsinki, it was one of the three major urban battles of the Finnish Civil War. The battle is also remembered because of its bloody aftermath, as the Whites executed up to 400 non-aligned military personnel and civilians of Russian and associated ethnicities.
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