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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tampere canonical | 8 |
| Defeat of the Finnish Reds | 1 |
| Tampereen taistelu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T717692 — 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: Battle of Tampere Context triple: [White Army of Finland, notableBattle, Battle of Tampere]
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Battle of Muonio
The Battle of Muonio was a World War II engagement in northern Finland during the Lapland War, in which Finnish and German forces clashed as Finland sought to expel its former ally from its territory.
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Battle of Tornio
The Battle of Tornio was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland in October 1944, where Finnish forces launched an amphibious assault to drive retreating German troops from the town of Tornio during the Lapland War.
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Battle of Suomussalmi
The Battle of Suomussalmi was a major Finnish victory during the Winter War, where outnumbered Finnish forces used superior tactics and knowledge of the terrain to decisively defeat Soviet troops in harsh winter conditions.
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Battle of Taipale
The Battle of Taipale was a major World War II engagement on the Karelian Isthmus in which Finnish forces successfully resisted repeated Soviet assaults during the Winter War.
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E.
Battle of Rovaniemi
The Battle of Rovaniemi was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland during the Lapland War, marked by the destruction of much of the town of Rovaniemi as German forces withdrew.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Tampere Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Muonio
The Battle of Muonio was a World War II engagement in northern Finland during the Lapland War, in which Finnish and German forces clashed as Finland sought to expel its former ally from its territory.
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B.
Battle of Tornio
The Battle of Tornio was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland in October 1944, where Finnish forces launched an amphibious assault to drive retreating German troops from the town of Tornio during the Lapland War.
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C.
Battle of Suomussalmi
The Battle of Suomussalmi was a major Finnish victory during the Winter War, where outnumbered Finnish forces used superior tactics and knowledge of the terrain to decisively defeat Soviet troops in harsh winter conditions.
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D.
Battle of Taipale
The Battle of Taipale was a major World War II engagement on the Karelian Isthmus in which Finnish forces successfully resisted repeated Soviet assaults during the Winter War.
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E.
Battle of Rovaniemi
The Battle of Rovaniemi was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland during the Lapland War, marked by the destruction of much of the town of Rovaniemi as German forces withdrew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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 |
Battle of Tampere
ⓘ
surface form:
Tampereen taistelu
|
| belligerent |
Red Guards of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish Reds
White Army of Finland ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish White Army
Red Guards ⓘ White forces ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of killed and wounded ⓘ |
| civilianImpact | heavy civilian casualties ⓘ |
| combatantsStrength | several tens of thousands of troops involved ⓘ |
| commander |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
ⓘ
Ernst Löfström ⓘ Ali Aaltonen ⓘ
surface form:
Hugo Salmela
Verner Lehtimäki ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | local remembrance events in Tampere ⓘ |
| conflict | Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-04-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Lahti
ⓘ
Battle of Vyborg ⓘ |
| hasMainPlace |
Tampere
ⓘ
surface form:
Tampere city centre
|
| historicalContext | occurred shortly after Finland’s declaration of independence from Russia ⓘ |
| language | Finnish ⓘ |
| location |
Grand Duchy of Finland
ⓘ
Pirkanmaa ⓘ Tampere ⓘ |
| memorials | monuments and graves in Tampere ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Länkipohja ⓘ |
| redForcesComposition |
local militias
ⓘ
Red Guards ⓘ
surface form:
workers’ Red Guards
|
| result |
White victory
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| whiteForcesSupport | German-trained Jäger troops ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tampere Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (10)
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