Finnish Civil War
January 27 – May 15, 1918 · Finland
Result Finnish Whites victory
The socialist Reds and the conservative Whites fought for control of Finland after independence from Russia. The Whites, led by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim and helped by German troops, won, and thousands of Reds died in prison camps.
Allies
Central Powers
Other
Battles 5
- Invasion of Åland February 15, 1918 – September 1918 · Germans and Swedes leave Åland
- Battle of Tampere March 8 – April 6, 1918 · Finnish White victory
- Battle of Rautu April 5, 1918 · White victory
- Battle of Helsinki April 13, 1918 · German and White victory
- Battle of Viipuri April 24–29, 1918 · White victory
