Battle of Syrjäntaka

When

28 Apr 1918 – 29 Apr 1918

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

63.25° N, 27.28° E

Location

Tuulos, Finland

Outcome

Red breakthrough

Belligerents

Finnish Reds vs German Empire

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

1918 battle of the Finnish Civil War

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.

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