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Battle of Syrjäntaka

Battle of Syrjäntaka was a battle fought on 28 April 1918 at Tuulos, in what is now Finland; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War. The recorded result: Red breakthrough. Recorded strength: 400 against 4,000–5,000.

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1918 Finnish Civil War: Captured Red women fighters guarded by a German carabinier after the Battle of Syrjäntaka in Tuulos.
1918 Finnish Civil War: Captured Red women fighters guarded by a German carabinier after the Battle of Syrjäntaka in Tuulos.. Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 April 1918lasted 1 day
WhereTuulos, Finland61.116N, 24.832E
OutcomeRed breakthrough
BelligerentsGerman EmpireagainstFinnish Reds
Casualties and losses48 killedand300 killed; 150 captured
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 Syrjäntaka, 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

Date28 April 1918
to 29 April 1918
PlaceTuulos, Finland
61.116N, 24.832E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength4004,000–5,000
Casualties and losses48 killed300 killed; 150 captured
Battle of SyrjäntakaBattle of SyrjäntakaBattle of AlvettulaBattle of HämeenlinnaBattle of PälkäneBattle of AnianpeltoBattle of LahtiBattle of AlvettulaBattle of HämeenlinnaBattle of PälkäneBattle of LahtiHelsinkiTampereTurkuJyväskyläPorvooPoriMikkeliKouvola100 km61.116N, 24.832E
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Battle of Syrjäntaka 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 Q10681750, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Syrjäntaka, revision 1370590241, 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.