Finnish Civil War
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Was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition from a grand duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state.
Chronology
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January 1918: The Whites captured Haapamäki at the end of January 1918.
March 1918: The elimination of exclaves was a priority for both White and Red armies in February 1918.
April 1918: Battle of Tampere.
April 1918: The Finnish White Guard succeeds in taking Loviisa, east of Helsinki.
April 1918: The main German detachment proceeded northwards from Helsinki and took Hyvinkää and Riihimäki on 21-22 April.
April 1918: Hämeenlinna conquered by germany.
April 1918: Battle of Vyborg.
May 1918: Battle of Ahvenkoski.
May 1918: The war of 1918 ended when the Whites took over Fort Ino.
April 1918: The German army intervened in the war on the side of the White Army making de facto Finland a German protectorate.
January 1918: The Finnish Red Guards seized the early initiative in the war by taking control of Helsinki.
March 1918: Korpo conquered by germany.
April 1918: Detachment Brandenstein overran the town of Lahti.
April 1918: Helsinki conquered by germany.
April 1918: The 10,000-strong Baltic Sea Division (German: Ostsee-Division), led by General Rüdiger von der Goltz, launched the main attack at Hanko.
March 1918: Houtskär was taken by the Finnish Whites.
