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Battle Of Hämeenlinna
The Battle of Hämeenlinna was a battle within the Finnish Civil War that took place in the city of Hämeenlinna, Finland on 26 April 1918. Before the Battle The local White Guard (Finland), White Guard was established in October 1917, and the local Hämeenlinna Red Guards (Finland), Red Guard in November 1917. When the declaration of Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic, Red Finland was made on the 26 January 1918, Hämeenlinna remained relatively peaceful and many working-class people attended a meeting following the declaration of the New Government in Helsinki with many people agreeing to be reserved and to wait for following events within the brewing Civil War, before declaring any allegiance to the new Red Government in Helsinki. This led to the Red Guard commander Eero Haapalainen urging people to rise up in the city on 29 January 1918, via a telephone call, however this did not have any effect. Later prompting on the same day for the Turku Red Guard accompanied with some H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; ; ; or ''Croneburgum'') is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Vanajavesi, Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is approximately , while the Hämeenlinna sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the 14th most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Hämeenlinna is the oldest inland city in Finland and was one of the most important Finnish cities until the 19th century. Hämeenlinna was located in the heart of the historic province of Tavastia (historical province), Tavastia. Since then, Hämeenlinna has remained an important regional centre. The medieval Häme Castle (also known as ''Tavastia Castle'') is located in the town. Hämeenlinna is known as the birthplace of the Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
