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Battle of Viipuri

Battle of Viipuri was a battle fought on 24 April 1918 at Vyborg, in what is now Finland; it lasted 5 days. It was part of the Finnish Civil War. The recorded result: White victory. Recorded strength: 18,500 against 5,000 in combat units.

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1918 Finnish Civil War: Red Guard prisoners after the Battle of Vyborg, 29 April 1918.
1918 Finnish Civil War: Red Guard prisoners after the Battle of Vyborg, 29 April 1918.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 April 1918lasted 5 days
WhereVyborg, Finland60.707N, 28.749E
OutcomeWhite victory
BelligerentsFinnish WhitesagainstFinnish Reds
Casualties and losses400 killedand500 killed in action; 800 executed; 11,350 captured; 12,650 total casualties
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

Date24 April 1918
to 29 April 1918
PlaceVyborg, Finland
60.707N, 28.749E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength18,5005,000 in combat units
Casualties and losses400 killed500 killed in action; 800 executed; 11,350 captured; 12,650 total casualties
Commanders
  • Ernst Löfström
  • Karl Fredrik Wilkama
  • Aarne Sihvo
  • Eduard Ausfeld (colonel)
  • Ulrich von Coler
  • Oskar Rantala
  • Edvard Gylling
  • Kullervo Manner
  • Mikhail Svechnikov
Battle of ViipuriBattle of ViipuriSiege of VyborgSiege of VyborgBattle of TienhaaraBattle of HonkaniemiBattle of NaulasaariBattle of TienhaaraBattle of HonkaniemiSt. PetersburgLahtiGatchinaLappeenrantaPorvooKolpinoSavonlinnaMikkeli100 km60.707N, 28.749E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1706 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1918

Battle of Viipuri 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 Q4411911, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Viipuri, revision 1370592477, 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.