Battle of Tornio (1918)
| Battle of Tornio | |||||||
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| Part of Finnish Civil War | |||||||
Fallen Swedish Soldiers in Tornio | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Finnish Whites Swedish Brigade |
Finnish Reds Russian Garrison | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Friedel Jacobsson † Kurt Wallenius Aarne Heikinheimo Tauno Juvonen † Mikko Kohonen | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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278 Whites 175 Swedish Volunteers |
Around 200 Reds Around 450 Russians | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 9 in total |
Around 40 Dead 360 Russian Prisoners 70–80 Red Prisoners 3 executed | ||||||
The Battle of Tornio refers to a battle of the Finnish Civil War, that took place in the City of Tornio between the Whites and the Reds.