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Battle of Vilppula

Battle of Vilppula was a battle fought on 18 March 1918 at Vilppula, in what is now Finland. It was part of the Finnish Civil War. The recorded result: White victory; Red retreat. Recorded strength: 900–1,050 against 1,500–2,300.

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1918 Finnish Civil War: White Guard soldiers in Vilppula covering behind stacks of cellulose. The image is staged and taken after the war.
1918 Finnish Civil War: White Guard soldiers in Vilppula covering behind stacks of cellulose. The image is staged and taken after the war.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 March 1918
WhereVilppula, Finland62.012N, 24.486E
OutcomeWhite victory; Red retreat
BelligerentsFinnish WhitesagainstFinnish Reds
Casualties and losses60and125
Part ofFinnish Civil WarTavastia Front

Where it sits in the Finnish Civil War

Battle of Värtsilä, 1918Battle of Kämärä, 1918Occupation of Vaasa, 1918Battle of Kristiinankaupunki, 1918Battle of Oulu, 1918Battle of Tornio, 1918Battles of Joutseno, 1918Battle of Antrea, 1918Battle of Pellinki, 1918Battle of Varkaus, 1918Battle of Tampere, 1918Battle of Länkipohja, 1918Battle of Vilppula, 1918Battle of Ruovesi, 1918Battle of Rautu, 1918Battle of Anianpelto, 1918Battle of Viipuri, 1918Battle of Laitikkala, 1918Battle of Alvettula, 1918Battle of Naulasaari, 1918Battle of Mäkelä, 1918Battle of Oravala, 1918Battle of Jokela, 191819181918Battle of Vilppula, 1918
35 placed engagements of the Finnish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 March 1918
PlaceVilppula, Finland
62.012N, 24.486E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength900–1,0501,500–2,300
Casualties and losses60125
Commanders
  • Martin Wetzer
  • Carl Nordensvan
  • Martin Ekström
  • Erkki Karjalainen
  • Verner Lehtimäki
  • Mikko Kokko
Battle of VilppulaBattle of VilppulaBattle of RuovesiBattle of LänkipohjaBattle of KuhmoinenBattle of TampereBattle of PälkäneBattle of RuovesiBattle of LänkipohjaBattle of KuhmoinenBattle of TampereBattle of PälkäneVaasaLahtiJyväskyläKuopioHämeenlinnaKouvola100 km62.012N, 24.486E
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Battle of Vilppula is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Finland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10681754, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vilppula, revision 1370592587, 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.