Battle of Oulu

Battle of Oulu
Part of the Finnish Civil War

Photograph of Oulu following the battle
Date3 February 1918
Location
Oulu, Finland
Result White victory
Belligerents
Finnish Whites Finnish Reds
RSFSR Garrison
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Tunzelman von Adlerflug
Hannes Ignatius
Vilho Nenonen		 Lennart Lindgren
Antti Laukkanen
Yrjö Kallinen
Strength
Around 1,200 Whites Around 600 Finnish Reds
1,200 RSFSR soldiers
Casualties and losses
33 in total 26 Finnish Reds fell
1 Red RSFSR soldier fell
500 Finnish Reds imprisoned
1,000 Red RSFSR soldiers imprisoned

The Battle of Oulu refers to a battle between the Whites and the Reds in the port city of Oulu during the Finnish Civil War. The battle took place on 3 February 1918.

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