The Battle of Ruovesi was a major battle during the Finnish Civil War and on the Eastern Front of World War I fought in Ruovesi, Finland from 5 February to 19 March 1918 between the Whites and the Reds with support from Russian volunteers.
The fighting took mostly place in the villages of Pekkala, Jäminkipohja ja Pihlajalahti in the southern part of the Ruovesi municipality. The Ruovesi village itself, and the northern parts, were held by the Whites. The Reds were aiming from the south to the Tampere–Haapamäki railway, in order to the reach the vital junction of Haapamäki, located 40 kilometres northeast of Ruovesi. Major fighting also occurred in the eastern village of Väärinmaja, but it was connected to the Battle of Vilppula.
The battle is known for the participation of a group of Soviet anarchist sailors, who sided the Reds on at least one occasion (13 February).[1]
^Vakkilainen, Ari (6 June 2012). "Russian anarchists in Finland 1917–1918". Libcom.org. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
The BattleofRuovesi was a major battle during the Finnish Civil War and on the Eastern Front of World War I fought in Ruovesi, Finland from 5 February...
Battleof Vilppula was a Finnish Civil War battle fought in Vilppula and Ruovesi, Finland in 31 January – 18 March 1918 between the Whites and the Reds...
occurred in Jämsä, Orivesi, Ruovesi, and Vilppula. The fiercest were the Battleof Länkipohja in Jämsä on 16 March and the Battleof Orivesi two days later...
Vimpeli School of War in 1918 and Master of Laws in 1922. In 1918, he fought for the White Guards in the Finnish Civil War BattleofRuovesi. He was elected...
Western Army, and he was responsible for the battles along the Lempäälä–Tuulos–Lammi–Hämeenlinna in the last weeks of the war. The war ended in a White victory...
civil war on the side of the Reds. In February 1918, 250 Tsentrobalt anarchist sailors were involved in the BattleofRuovesi. Organized anarchist activity...
he decided to become the private pupil of Akseli Gallen-Kallela at his wilderness studio Kalela in Ruovesi. He studied under Gallen-Kallela for three...
a Finnish-born Soviet major general of the Red Army. Akseli Anttila was born to a family of peasants in Ruovesi. After graduating from an agricultural...
party's MP, until he was unseated in the parliamentary election of 2015. The party's Ruovesi municipal chapter's official postal address had Nazi flags hanging...
Tampere is part of the Pirkanmaa region and is surrounded by the municipalities of Kangasala, Lempäälä, Nokia, Orivesi, Pirkkala, Ruovesi and Ylöjärvi....
including the destruction of several railway bridges and the capture ofRuovesi. Later on, he participated in the battles for Tampere and Viipuri. During...
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