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In 1918 Swedish volunteers formed the Swedish Brigade (Svenska brigaden). The Swedes were fighting for the Whites in the Finnish Civil War.
The voluntary Swedish soldiers participated in fighting in Finland and played a part in the battle of Tampere. However the Swedes particpation of the Swedes was not uncontroversial.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Brigade, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finska_inbördeskriget, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Finland, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_brigaden, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jüri_Vilms, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
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Various images in the Public Domain.
Den vita storoffensiven inleddes i mars by Ville Virrankoski, URL: sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finska_inbördeskriget#/media/Fil:FinnishCivilWarMapMiddle.svg, License CC-BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
In 1918 Swedish volunteers formed the Swedish Brigade (Svenska brigaden). The Swedes were fighting for the Whites in the Finnish Civil War.
The voluntary Swedish soldiers participated in fighting in Finland and played a part in the battle of Tampere. However the Swedes particpation of the Swedes was not uncontroversial.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Brigade, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finska_inbördeskriget, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Finland, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_brigaden, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jüri_Vilms, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
MEDIA:
Various images in the Public Domain.
Den vita storoffensiven inleddes i mars by Ville Virrankoski, URL: sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finska_inbördeskriget#/media/Fil:FinnishCivilWarMapMiddle.svg, License CC-BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
![The Swedish Brigade - Swedish Soldiers fighting in the Finnish Civil War [updated version]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lAGNDoncFoE/mqdefault.jpg "The Swedish Brigade - Swedish Soldiers fighting in the Finnish Civil War [updated version]
In 1918 Swedish volunteers formed the Swedish Brigade (Svenska brigaden). The Swedes were fighting for the Whites in the Finnish Civil War.
The voluntary Swedish soldiers participated in fighting in Finland and played a part in the battle of Tampere. However the Swedes particpation of the Swedes was not uncontroversial.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Brigade, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finska_inbördeskriget, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Finland, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_brigaden, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jüri_Vilms, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
MEDIA:
Various images in the Public Domain.
Den vita storoffensiven inleddes i mars by Ville Virrankoski, URL: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finska_inbördeskriget#/media/Fil:FinnishCivilWarMapMiddle.svg, License CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)")
