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Battle of Kämärä

Battle of Kämärä was a battle fought on 27 January 1918 at Gavrilovo, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Finnish Civil War. The recorded result: Red victory; White withdrawal; Red train able to deliver vital war supplies. Recorded strength: 500 against 500–600.

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Kämärä railway station in Kuolemajärvi, Finland (now Pionerskoye, Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
Kämärä railway station in Kuolemajärvi, Finland (now Pionerskoye, Leningrad Oblast, Russia). Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date27 January 1918
PlaceGavrilovo, Russia
60.591N, 29.046E
Part ofFinnish Civil War (1918)
KindBattle, First World War
ResultRed victory; White withdrawal; Red train able to deliver vital war supplies
BelligerentsFinnish WhitesFinnish Reds
CommandersAdolf AminoffUnknown
Strength500500–600
Casualties and losses18 killed30 killed
Battle of KämäräBattle of KämäräBattle of TaipaleBattle of SummaBattle of HonkaniemiBattle of ViipuriSiege of VyborgBattle of TaipaleBattle of ViipuriSt. PetersburgGatchinaLappeenrantaKolpinoKohtla-JärveMikkeliKouvola100 km60.591N, 29.046E
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Battle of Kämärä is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 186 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28549973, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kämärä, revision 1380947755, 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.