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All-female units of the paramilitary Red Guards served in the 1918 Finnish Civil War. The first Women's Guards units formed in early February in the main Finnish cities. More than 15 female Guards units were established by the end of March 1918, with a total of about 2,000 women serving.
The combined strength of the Red Guard was about 30,000 at the beginning of the Civil War, peaking at between 90,000 and 120,000 during the course of the conflict, including more than 2,000 members of the Women's Guards. The Red Guards were defeated in Finland by the Whites in May 1918 and around 80,000 were captured as prisoners of war, where ...
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This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1st Separate Women's Volunteer Rifle Brigade; ... Female Red Guards of the Finnish Civil War; Free Women's Units; G.
Female Red Guard soldier from Finnish Civil War. The history of women in the Finnish military is, however, far longer than just since 1995. During the Finnish Civil War, the Reds had several Naiskaarti (Women's Guard) units made of voluntary 16- to 35-year-old women, who were given rudimentary military training. The reactions on women in ...
Finnish Reds. Red Guards. Helsinki Red Guard [1] Jyry's Company [2] Lahti Regiment [3] Sahalahti Red Guard [4] Finnish Civil War Women's Guards [5] Tampere Women's Guard [6] Valkeakoski Women's Guard ; Vyborg Red Guard Vyborg Signaling Company [7]
Red Guards, White Guard: Finnish wikipedia: Valkeakoski female guard executions: 36 1 May White Guard [12] Jakobstad executions: 7 2 May White Guard: The executed included a White Guard lawyer defending the accused. Västankvarn executions: 62+ 2 May – 26 May White Guard: Finnish wikipedia: Harmoinen sick room mass murder: 13 10 May White Guard
Unit in the Imperial German Army composed mainly of Finnish volunteers. Finnish Artillery Regiment. 1794 1811 Part of the Swedish Army. Finnish Guards' Rifle Battalion. 1829 1905 Part of the Military of the Grand Duchy of Finland