Battle of Tampere

When

15 Mar 1918 – 6 Apr 1918

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

63.25° N, 27.28° E

Location

Tampere, Finland

Outcome

Finnish White victory

Belligerents

Finnish Reds vs Finnish Whites Swedish Brigade

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

1918 battle of the Finnish Civil War

The Battle of Tampere was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle, fought in Tampere, Finland from 15 March to 6 April between the Whites and the Reds. It is the most famous and deadly of all the Finnish Civil War battles. Its bloody aftermath saw the Whites execute hundreds of captured Reds with another 11,000 prisoners sent to the Kalevankangas camp.

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