Red Guards of Finland
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The Red Guards of Finland were a socialist workers' militia that served as the main military force of the Finnish Reds during the Finnish Civil War of 1918.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finnish Reds | 10 |
| Finnish Red Guard | 3 |
| Finnish Red Guards | 2 |
| Red Finland | 2 |
| Red Guards of Finland canonical | 2 |
| Red Guards in Helsinki | 1 |
| armed forces of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T717661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Red Guards of Finland Context triple: [White Army of Finland, opponent, Red Guards of Finland]
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A.
White Army of Finland
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.
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B.
Finnish Army
The Finnish Army is the land warfare branch of Finland’s Defence Forces, renowned for its determined resistance against the Soviet Union during the 1939–1940 Winter War.
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C.
Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces are Finland’s unified military organization responsible for the country’s national defense, including its army, navy, and air force.
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D.
Ilmavoimat
Ilmavoimat is the air warfare branch of Finland’s Defence Forces, responsible for the country’s air defense and aerial operations.
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E.
Defence Command Finland
Defence Command Finland is the central headquarters and strategic leadership body responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the operations of the Finnish Defence Forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Red Guards of Finland Target entity description: The Red Guards of Finland were a socialist workers' militia that served as the main military force of the Finnish Reds during the Finnish Civil War of 1918.
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A.
White Army of Finland
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.
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B.
Finnish Army
The Finnish Army is the land warfare branch of Finland’s Defence Forces, renowned for its determined resistance against the Soviet Union during the 1939–1940 Winter War.
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C.
Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces are Finland’s unified military organization responsible for the country’s national defense, including its army, navy, and air force.
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D.
Ilmavoimat
Ilmavoimat is the air warfare branch of Finland’s Defence Forces, responsible for the country’s air defense and aerial operations.
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E.
Defence Command Finland
Defence Command Finland is the central headquarters and strategic leadership body responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the operations of the Finnish Defence Forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
militia
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ socialist organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolsheviks
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Red Guards of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish Red Guard
Suomen punakaarti ⓘ |
| conflict | Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| disbandedFollowing | defeat in the Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
strike committees
ⓘ
workers' security guards ⓘ |
| headquarters | Helsinki ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Russian Revolution era
ⓘ
World War I era ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
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socialism ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Battle of Helsinki
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Helsinki (1918)
Battle of Tampere ⓘ Battle of Vyborg ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Vyborg (1918)
|
| language | Finnish ⓘ |
| leader |
Ali Aaltonen
ⓘ
Eero Haapalainen ⓘ Kullervo Manner ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Red Guards of Finland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
armed forces of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic
|
| opposedBy |
German Empire
ⓘ
Imperial German Baltic Sea Division ⓘ White Army of Finland ⓘ
surface form:
White Guard (Finland)
|
| opposedTo |
Finnish Senate
ⓘ
Finnish White government ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnish labour movement ⓘ |
| role |
main military force of the Finnish Reds
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workers' self‑defence militia ⓘ |
| size | over 80,000 members at peak ⓘ |
| socialBase |
industrial workers
ⓘ
landless rural workers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917 ⓘ |
| status | defunct organization ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | People's Delegation of Finland ⓘ |
| successor | Finnish Communist Party underground military organizations ⓘ |
| symbol | red flag ⓘ |
| territoryOfOperation |
Southern Finland
ⓘ
industrial centres of Finland ⓘ |
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Subject: Red Guards of Finland Description of subject: The Red Guards of Finland were a socialist workers' militia that served as the main military force of the Finnish Reds during the Finnish Civil War of 1918.
Referenced by (21)
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