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Battle of Rautu

Battle of Rautu was a battle fought on 5 April 1918 at Sosnovo, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Finnish Civil War. The recorded result: White victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 2,700 Russians; 850 Finnish Reds.

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1918 Finnish Civil War: Rautu railway station on fire after the Battle of Rautu, 5 April 1918.
1918 Finnish Civil War: Rautu railway station on fire after the Battle of Rautu, 5 April 1918.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 April 1918
WhereSosnovo, Russia60.547N, 30.217E
OutcomeWhite victory
BelligerentsFinnish WhitesagainstFinnish Reds; Soviet Russia
Casualties and losses270 killedand860–1,200 killed in action or executed
Part ofFinnish Civil War1918

Where it sits in the Finnish Civil War

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24 placed engagements of the Finnish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 April 1918
PlaceSosnovo, Russia
60.547N, 30.217E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength2,0002,700 Russians; 850 Finnish Reds
Casualties and losses270 killed860–1,200 killed in action or executed
Commanders
  • Aarne Sihvo
  • Ernst Löfström
  • Lennart Oesch
  • M. V. Prigorovski
  • Oskar Rantala
  • Arvid Leinonen
  • Heikki Kaljunen
Battle of RautuBattle of RautuBattle of KeljaBattle of VuosalmiBattle of KuuterselkäBattle of SysterbäckKexholm SiegeBattle of VuosalmiBattle of KuuterselkäBattle of SysterbäckKexholm SiegeSt. PetersburgGatchinaNarvaTikhvinLappeenrantaVolkhovKolpinoMikkeli100 km60.547N, 30.217E
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Battle of Rautu is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27839492, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rautu, revision 1370587262, 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.