Battle of Helsinki

When

12 Apr 1918 – 13 Apr 1918

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

63.25° N, 27.28° E

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Outcome

German and White victory

Belligerents

Finnish Reds vs German Empire Finnish Whites

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1918 battle of the Finnish Civil War

The Battle of Helsinki was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle, fought on 12–13 April by the German troops and Finnish Whites against the Finnish Reds in Helsinki, Finland. Together with the battles of Tampere and Vyborg, it was one of the three major urban battles of the Finnish Civil War.

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