Battle of Tampere

Battle of Tampere

Warbox
conflict=Battle of Tampere
partof=Finnish Civil War
campaign=


caption=The "Tammela" neighborhood after the battle
date=March 8 - April 6, 1918
place=Tampere, Finland
result=Decisive White victory
combatant1=White Guard
combatant2=Red Guard
commander1=Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
commander2=Hugo Salmela
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=900 killed, 1200 wounded and 339 captured
casualties2=2000 killed and 10,000 captured

The Battle of Tampere of the Finnish Civil War was fought in March and April of 1918 between Red and White forces. The White forces besieged and captured the main city of the Red Guards, Tampere, taking 10,000 Red prisoners. At the time the battle was the largest and bloodiest ever fought in the territory of Nordic countries.


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