Battle of Vyborg
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The Battle of Vyborg was a key 1918 engagement of the Finnish Civil War in which White forces captured the strategic city of Vyborg from the Reds, helping secure their overall victory.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Vyborg canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Viipuri | 1 |
| Battle of Vyborg (1918) | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Vyborg ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Karelia ⓘ |
| associatedState |
Grand Duchy of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Duchy of Finland (former)
|
| belligerent |
Red Guards of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish Reds
Finnish Whites ⓘ Red forces ⓘ White forces ⓘ |
| cityCaptured | Vyborg ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Red Guards of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Finland
Finnish Whites ⓘ
surface form:
White Finland
|
| conflict | Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Red resistance in the region
ⓘ
consolidation of White control over southeastern Finland ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Finland ⓘ |
| date | 1918 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | independence of Finland from Russia ⓘ |
| location |
Viipuri
ⓘ
Vyborg ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Vyborg by White forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Finnish Civil War
ⓘ
White offensive in eastern Finland ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | White advances in Karelia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Tampere
ⓘ
Finnish Civil War atrocities ⓘ |
| result | White victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle in the final phase of the Finnish Civil War
ⓘ
key engagement of the Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of the city of Vyborg
ⓘ
securing White overall victory in the Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| successorEvent | end of major hostilities in the Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| theater | Karelian Isthmus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War I era
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Viipuri
this entity surface form:
Battle of Vyborg (1918)