White Army of Finland
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The White Army of Finland was the anti-socialist military force that fought for the conservative Senate during the Finnish Civil War of 1918, ultimately securing Finland’s independence and political direction.
Aliases (5)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterrevolutionary force
→
military organization → |
| allegiance |
Senate of Finland
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| alsoKnownAs |
Government troops (Finnish Civil War)
→
White Guard Army → |
| commander |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
→
|
| conflict |
Finnish Civil War
→
|
| contributedTo |
consolidation of Finnish independence
→
|
| country |
Finland
→
|
| disbandedAfter |
end of the Finnish Civil War
→
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| endTime |
1918-05
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| flag |
white flag with blue cross (Finnish national colors)
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| formedFrom |
Finnish White Guards
→
civil guard units → |
| goal |
defeat of socialist Red forces
→
support of conservative government → |
| hasRole |
anti-socialist force
→
government army → |
| historicalPeriod |
World War I era
→
interwar period (formation of Finnish state) → |
| ideology |
anti-socialism
→
conservatism → |
| influenced |
political direction of Finland
→
|
| language |
Finnish
→
|
| leader |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
→
|
| location |
Finland
→
|
| militaryBranch |
land forces
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|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Länkipohja
→
Battle of Tampere → Battle of Vyborg → |
| opponent |
Red Guards of Finland
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|
| opposedIdeology |
Bolshevism
→
socialism → |
| partOf |
Finnish Civil War
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|
| recruitmentArea |
rural Finland
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|
| recruitmentBase |
landowning classes
→
middle classes → officer corps of the former Russian Imperial Army (Finnish officers) → |
| result |
victory in the Finnish Civil War
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| sideInConflict |
Whites
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|
| significance |
shaped post-civil-war Finnish political order
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| startTime |
1918-01
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|
| successor |
Finnish Defence Forces
→
|
| supported |
Finnish Senate
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|
| supportedBy |
German Empire
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|
| used |
conscription
→
volunteer troops → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
White Army of Finland
("Government troops (Finnish Civil War)")
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|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Battle of Tampere
("Finnish White Army")
→
|
belligerent |
|
Battle of Länkipohja
("Finnish White Guard")
→
|
combatant |
|
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
→
|
commanded |
|
White Army of Finland
("Finnish White Guards")
→
|
formedFrom |
|
Red Guards of Finland
("White Guard (Finland)")
→
|
opposedBy |