The Explorers' Club, № DCIX

Operation AXIOM: The World War—The Finnish Civil War, Part III
19 April-5 May 1918: The Battles of Lahti (19 April-1 May), Vyborg (24-29 April), & Ahvenkoski (10 April-5 May)—Finnish White & German troops conquered the transportation hub of Lahti & the old military fortress at Vyborg, cutting off the Finnish Reds from their Soviet patrons; 45,000 Reds were taken prisoner; Red Finland capitulated on 5 May, the last Red troops surrendering at Ahvenkoski.

The Wayback Machine Tour of the Finnish Civil War
№ DXCVII: The Battles of Kämärä & Vilppula (Part I).
№ DCVIII: The Battles of Tampere & Helsinki (Part II).

Lest we forget.

Commentary: The swastika on the armored car in the second photograph is not anachronistic. Recall that the swastika is an ancient symbol, used by cultures throughout Europe, Asia, & the Americas long before the dark advent & well-deserved demise of National Socialism. The swastika experienced a tremendous surge in popularity in Western culture in the late nineteenth & early twentieth centuries, which almost certainly contributed to its eventual adoption by (& stigmatization because of) the Nazis.

The Explorers' Club, № DCVIII

Operation AXIOM: The World War—The Finnish Civil War, Part II
15 March-16 April 1918: The Battles of Tampere (15 March-6 April) & Helsinki (12-13 April)—The Whites took the offensive for the first time, leading to vicious house-to-house fighting against the Reds in Tampere; after the battle, hundreds of Finnish Red & Soviet prisoners were massacred; the German Baltic Sea Division landed (3 April) & swiftly conquered the Red stronghold of Helsinki.

Lest we forget.

The Explorers' Club, № DXCVII

Operation AXIOM: The World War—The Finnish Civil War, Part I
27 January-18 March 1918: The Battles of Kämärä (27 January) & Vilppula (31 January-18 March)—As the Grand Duchy of Finland, an autonomous part of the disintegrating Russia, moved toward independence, the debate between the Bolshevik-backed Finnish People's Delegation ("Reds") & the broad, German-backed, anti-communist Senate coalition ("Whites") broke into open warfare.

Lest we forget.