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Finnish Civil War 1918. MG company of Porttu, Helsinki (Reds)
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The Finnish Civil War was a conflict for the leadership and control of Finland during the country's transition from a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state. The clashes took place in the context of the national, political, and social turmoil caused by World War I (Eastern Front) in Europe. The civil war was fought between the Reds, led by a section of the Social Democratic Party, and the Whites, conducted by the conservative-based Senate. The paramilitary Red Guards, composed of industrial and agrarian workers, controlled the cities and industrial centres of southern Finland. The paramilitary White Guards, composed of farmers, along with middle-class and upper-class social strata, controlled rural central and northern Finland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War
 
Must say I never knew there was a civil war in Finland but it makes sense given the Russian Civil War and it's impact on new states as a result
 

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