Finnish Civil War Timeline of Events

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Finnish Civil War

The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe. The Civil War concerned control and leadership of The Grand Duchy of Finland as it achieved independence from Russia after the October Revolution in Petrograd...

Timeline of Events

1918

1.19.1918

Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles between the Red Guards and the White Guard.

1.27.1918

The first hostilities occur in the Finnish Civil War.

1.28.1918

Finnish Civil War: Rebels seized control of the capital, Helsinki, and members of the Senate of Finland go underground.