German intervention in the Finnish Civil War
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The German intervention in the Finnish Civil War was a 1918 military campaign in which Imperial Germany landed troops in Finland to support the White forces against the Reds, decisively influencing the outcome of the conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German intervention in the Finnish Civil War canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign intervention
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath | end of German presence in Finland after Germany’s defeat in World War I ⓘ |
| aim |
to secure German influence in Finland
ⓘ
to support the White side against the Reds ⓘ |
| belligerent |
German Empire
ⓘ
White Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1918 in Finland
ⓘ
Intervention in civil wars ⓘ Military operations involving Germany ⓘ |
| commander | Rüdiger von der Goltz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | German 8th Army high command ⓘ |
| conflict | Finnish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
rapid collapse of Red resistance in southern Finland
ⓘ
strengthening of German political influence in Finland in 1918 ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | German capture of Helsinki in April 1918 ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | outcome of the Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
German advance in southern Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German capture of Helsinki ⓘ German landing at Hanko ⓘ German landing at Loviisa ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Brest-Litovsk Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Baltic Sea Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTroops | over 10,000 German soldiers ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Bolshevik Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finnish Red Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Finnish Red forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingBelligerent | Red Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Finnish White forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalObjective | to establish a German-aligned monarchy in Finland ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | proposal of a German prince as King of Finland in 1918 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Russian Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
collapse of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| result | White victory in the Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
defeat of Red forces in southern Finland
ⓘ
occupation of Helsinki by German troops ⓘ |
| startTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| supported | Senate of White Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Finnish White militias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport |
ground forces
ⓘ
naval support in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
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