What the records say
- When
- 19 Apr 1918 – 21 Apr 1918
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 60.63° N, 24.86° E
- Location
- Hyvinkää, Finland
- Outcome
- German victory
- Belligerents
- Finnish Reds vs German Empire
Battle of Hyvinkää
1918 battle of the Finnish Civil War
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.
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