Battle of Tampere
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The Battle of Tampere was a decisive and bloody engagement of the Finnish Civil War in 1918, where White forces captured the key industrial city of Tampere from the Reds, marking a turning point in the conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Finnish Civil War → |
| aftermath |
executions of captured Reds
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mass imprisonment of Red fighters → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tampereen taistelu
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| belligerent |
Finnish Reds
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Finnish White Army → Red Guards → White forces → |
| casualties |
thousands of killed and wounded
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| civilianImpact |
heavy civilian casualties
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| combatantsStrength |
several tens of thousands of troops involved
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| commander |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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Ernst Löfström → Hugo Salmela → Verner Lehtimäki → |
| commemoratedOn |
local remembrance events in Tampere
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| conflict |
Finnish Civil War
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| country |
Finland
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| endDate |
1918-04-06
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| followedBy |
Battle of Lahti
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Battle of Vyborg → |
| hasMainPlace |
Tampere city centre
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| historicalContext |
occurred shortly after Finland’s declaration of independence from Russia
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| language |
Finnish
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| location |
Grand Duchy of Finland
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Pirkanmaa → Tampere NERFINISHED → |
| memorials |
monuments and graves in Tampere
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| notableFeature |
extensive street fighting
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one of the bloodiest battles in Nordic history up to that time → use of artillery bombardment against the city → |
| partOf |
Western Front of the Finnish Civil War
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| precededBy |
Battle of Länkipohja
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| redForcesComposition |
local militias
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workers’ Red Guards → |
| result |
White victory
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capture of Tampere by White forces → |
| significance |
decisive defeat for the Red Guards
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turning point of the Finnish Civil War → |
| startDate |
1918-03-15
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| strategicObjective |
capture of major industrial city
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control of key railway junction → |
| typeOf |
siege
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urban battle → |
| whiteForcesOrigin |
Finnish government troops
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| whiteForcesSupport |
German-trained Jäger troops
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| year |
1918
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of Tampere
("Tampereen taistelu")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Finnish Civil War
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battle |
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Red Guards of Finland
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involvedIn |
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White Army of Finland
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notableBattle |
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Battle of Länkipohja
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relatedEvent |
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Finnish Civil War
("Defeat of the Finnish Reds")
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result |