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Battle of Hyvinkää

Battle of Hyvinkää was a battle fought on 21 April 1918 at Hyvinkää, in what is now Finland. It was part of the German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 Germans against 300–500 in the combat units.

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Oskari Koivula, commander of the Hyvinkää Red Guard (front) and Emil Ylén (left) in 1918.
Oskari Koivula, commander of the Hyvinkää Red Guard (front) and Emil Ylén (left) in 1918.. Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 April 1918
WhereHyvinkää, Finland60.630N, 24.859E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsGerman EmpireagainstFinnish Reds
Casualties and losses21 Germans killedandc. 50 killed or executed
Part ofGerman Invasion in the Finnish Civil War

Where it sits in the German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War

Invasion of Åland, 1918Battle of Karis, 1918Battle of Ahvenkoski, 1918Battle of Tikkurila, 1918Battle of Helsinki, 1918Battle of Hyvinkää, 1918Battle of Hämeenlinna, 1918Battle of Syrjäntaka, 1918Battle of Lahti, 191819181918Battle of Hyvinkää, 1918
9 placed engagements of the German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 April 1918
PlaceHyvinkää, Finland
60.630N, 24.859E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength3,000 Germans300–500 in the combat units
Casualties and losses21 Germans killedc. 50 killed or executed
Commanders
  • Konrad Wolf (commander)
  • Oskari Koivula
  • Topias Harju
  • Jalmari Ranta
Battle of HyvinkääBattle of HyvinkääBattle of HämeenlinnaSkirmish on the German CapeSack of PorvooBattle of SyrjäntakaBattle of SuomenlinnaBattle of HämeenlinnaSkirmish on the German CapeSack of PorvooBattle of SyrjäntakaBattle of SuomenlinnaTallinnTampereTurkuPoriMikkeli100 km60.630N, 24.859E
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Battle of Hyvinkää is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 108 in present-day Finland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q31087040, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hyvinkää, revision 1370265885, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.