Battle of Ahvenkoski | |||||||
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Part of the Finnish Civil War and Eastern Front in World War I | |||||||
The fixed Rajasilta ("border bridge") after the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
German Empire Finnish Whites | Red Finland | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Otto von Brandenstein | Oskar Vinte | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
800 | 800–900 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
at least 13 killed | at least 13 killed |
The Battle of Ahvenkoski was fought during the Finnish Civil War between 10 April and 5 May 1918 at Ahvenkoski (Swedish: Abborfors; lit. 'perch rapids'), Finland between the German Empire and the Red Guards (Finnish: punakaartit) of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic, more commonly known as Red Finland.[1] For most of the battle both sides occupied trenches along the Kymi river.[2] Ahvenkoski and the surrounding Kymi valley region were the last strongholds of the Reds. The battle ended with the surrender of the last of the Red Guards on 5 May, which ended the war with White Finland and Germany defeating Red Finland.[3]
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