Polity White Finland

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Was the force that opposed the Reds during the Finnish Civil War.

Establishment

  • January 1918: The Finnish Red Guards seized the early initiative in the war by taking control of Helsinki.

Chronology

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1. World War I

Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

1.1. Aftermath of World War I

Were a series of treaties and military events that can be considered a direct consequence of World War I.

1.1.1. Finnish Civil War

Was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition from a grand duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state.

  • January 1918: The Finnish Red Guards seized the early initiative in the war by taking control of Helsinki.
  • March 1918: The elimination of exclaves was a priority for both White and Red armies in February 1918.
  • April 1918: The German army intervened in the war on the side of the White Army making de facto Finland a German protectorate.

2. Russian Civil War

Was a Civil War in Russia that involved varios factions but mainly the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Army in the core Russian territories, as well as a multitude of local secessionist states. At the end of war the Bolsheviks were victorious and established the Soviet Union.

  • February 1918: The Finnish Civil War expanded to Åland on 10 February, as a squad of 460 White Guard members, led by the captain Johan Fabritius, from the Vakka-Suomi region landed the islands. On 14 February, they took the Prästö telegraph station in Sund, capturing 20 Russian soldiers.
  • February 1918: The Whites left Åland on 20 February.

Disestablishment

  • April 1918: The German army intervened in the war on the side of the White Army making de facto Finland a German protectorate.