Suomen punakaarti

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Suomen punakaarti was the workers’ militia and main military force of the Finnish socialist side during the Finnish Civil War of 1918.

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Suomen punakaarti canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed wing of a political movement ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
workers’ militia ⓘ
activeDuring Finnish Civil War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Finnish Red Guard ⓘ
Red Guards of Finland ⓘ
associatedWith Finnish labour movement ⓘ
trade unions in Finland ⓘ
causeOfDissolution White victory and subsequent repression ⓘ
conflict Finnish Civil War ⓘ
country Finland ⓘ
disbandedAsResultOf defeat in the Finnish Civil War ⓘ
endTime 1918 ⓘ
estimatedStrength tens of thousands of fighters ⓘ
goal defence of workers’ power in Finland ⓘ
support for socialist revolution in Finland ⓘ
hasEnemy German Baltic Sea Division ⓘ
hasPart local workers’ guards ⓘ
headquartersLocation Helsinki ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
ideology socialism ⓘ
languageOfName Finnish ⓘ
militaryBranch artillery units ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
nativeLabel Suomen punakaarti ⓘ
notableCommander Ali Aaltonen ⓘ
Eero Haapalainen ⓘ
Kullervo Manner ⓘ
operatedIn Finland ⓘ
opposedTo Finnish White Army ⓘ
Suojeluskunta ⓘ
organizedBy Finnish labour movement ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Finland ⓘ
partOf Finnish Reds ⓘ
Red side in the Finnish Civil War ⓘ
primaryArmament artillery ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
recruitedFrom industrial workers ⓘ
landless rural population ⓘ
trade union members ⓘ
roleInConflict main military force of the Finnish socialist side ⓘ
sideInConflict Finnish socialist side ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Helsinki (1918) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Helsinki

Battle of Tampere ⓘ
startTime 1917 ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
typeOfOrganization paramilitary organization ⓘ
usedSymbol red flag ⓘ

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Red Guards of Finland → alsoKnownAs → Suomen punakaarti ⓘ