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Hennala
Hennala is a district in the city of Lahti, Finland. It is known of the Stora Enso packaging factory and the former Hennala Garrison which also worked as a concentration camp after the 1918 Finnish Civil War. Together with the garrisons in Riihimäki, Dragsvik and Hämeenlinna, Hennala is one of the best preserved examples of the Russian military architecture in Finland. It is listed as one of the Cultural environments of national significance Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these ... by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities. The combined population of the statistical areas of Hennala and Tornator, corresponding to the area of the district of Hennala, was 2,363 in 2019. History The Hennala Garrison was completed in 1911–1913 when Finland was an autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennala Camp
Hennala camp was a concentration camp operating from the beginning of May 1918 to 15 September 1918 in the Hennala Garrison in Lahti, Finland. It was set up for the Reds captured by the White Army after the Finnish Civil War Battle of Lahti. History As the Battle of Lahti was over on 1 May, the German troops and the Finnish Whites captured about 30,000 Reds in the surroundings of the town. Most of them were fleeing Reds from the southwest part of Finland on their way to the east. The refugees included Red Guard fighters, their family members and other Red supporters. As the captured were guarded by only one hundred Germans and a couple of Whites, about one third of them managed to escape. Finally, approximately 22,000 Reds were gathered to the shortly-lived Fellman camp, located in the fields of the Fellman Manor on the outskirts of Lahti. Most of the women and children were soon released. The men and those suspected as female fighters were transferred to the Hennala Garriso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Lahti
Battle of Lahti was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle, fought from 19 April to 1 May between the German troops and Finnish Whites against the Finnish Reds in Lahti, Finland. Together with the Battle of Vyborg, from 24 to 29 April, it was the last major battle of the war. The German unit Detachment Brandenstein, commanded by the colonel Otto von Brandenstein, attacked Lahti on 19 April, taking the town by the next evening. At the same time, a column of tens of thousands of Red refugees was approaching Lahti from the west. On 22 April, the Reds launched a counterattack in order to break through the German lines and clear way for the fleeing people. The attempt failed and the Reds finally surrendered on 1 May. As a result, the Whites and Germans captured about 30,000 Reds and their family members who were placed to a concentration camp in the outskirts of Lahti. Background At the time of the Finnish Civil War, Lahti had a population of 6,500. The town was important for the Reds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Civil War Prison Camps
Finnish Civil War prison camps were operated by the White side of the 1918 Finnish Civil War. They were composed of 13 main camps, mostly active from April to May 1918, and more than 60 smaller POW camps during the final period of the war. The number of captured Red Guard members and associates was approximately 80,000,Red Prisoners MANNERHEIM – War of Independence. Retrieved 9 February 2015. including 4,700 women University of Tampere. Retrieved 9 February 2015. and 1,500 children. A total of 12,000 to 14,000 prisoners died in captivity. The camps and their hopeless conditions affected the minds of many people much more deeply than the war itself, although the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital city Helsinki, south-west of the Heinola town and east of Hämeenlinna, the capital of the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme). It is also situated at the intersection of Highway 4 (between Helsinki and Jyväskylä) and Highway 12 (between Tampere and Kouvola), which are the most significant main roads of Lahti. In English, the Finnish word Lahti literally means ''bay''. Lahti is also dubbed the "Chicago of Finland" due to the early industries of both cities, when they were known as " slaughterhouse cities".Lahti on Suom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Häme Regiment
Häme Regiment ( fi, Hämeen rykmentti), ( sv, Tavastlands regemente) was a unit of the Finnish Army located in Lahti. The regiment's main duty was to train conscripts and the personnel of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Frontier Guard. Organisation * Häme Cavalry Battalion (''Hämeen ratsujääkäripataljoona'') * Sports School (''Urheilukoulu'') * Logistics School (''Huoltokoulu'') * Military Music School (''Sotilasmusiikkikoulu'') * Logistics Centre History The original predecessor of Häme Regiment was founded in 1626 by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Mission The Regiment was an administrative unit without significant combat capability. Technically, was is considered to be a cavalry unit, but it did not have light armored unit role of modern-day Western cavalry units. Instead, the regiment was specialized as a logistics training center which trained the bulk of the logistics personnel of Finnish Defence Forces. The Häme Cavalry Battalion was the only unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keski-Lahti
Keski-Lahti ("Central Lahti") is the 1st district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It covers the downtown areas of the city, circling the Market Square. It borders the districts of Niemi in the north, Kiveriö in the northeast, Paavola and Möysä in the east, Asemantausta in the south, Hennala and Sopenkorpi in the west and Kartano Kartano is the 2nd district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Niemi in the north, Kiveriö in the east, Keski-Lahti in the south, Salpausselkä in the southwest and Jalkaranta in the ... in the northwest. The combined population of the statistical districts of Ydinkeskusta and Pohjoinen keskusta, approximately covering the area of Keski-Lahti, was 12,054 in 2019. Keski-Lahti has been recorded as the most dangerous district in Finland, with almost 80 homicide cases registered within 20 years. History Upon the destruction of the village of Lah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laune
Laune is the 24th district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Asemantausta in the north, Kerinkallio and Nikkilä in the east, Renkomäki Renkomäki is the 22nd district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Nikkilä in the north, Ämmälä in the east and Jokimaa and Laune Laune is the 24th district of the city of Lahti, in th ... in the southeast, Jokimaa in the southwest and Hennala in the west. The population of the statistical district of Laune was 6,201 in 2019. References Districts of Lahti {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asemantausta
Asemantausta is the 25th district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. The population of the statistical district of Asemantausta was 4,969 in 2019. References Districts of Lahti {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sopenkorpi
Sopenkorpi is the 26th district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It borders the districts of Salpausselkä in the north, Kartano in the northeast, Keski-Lahti in the east, Asemantausta in the southeast, Hennala in the south and Kärpänen in the west. The population of the statistical area of Sopenkorpi, a further subdivision of the statistical district of Kärpänen, was 895 in 2019. History The young city of Lahti purchased the lands of Sopenkorpi in 1912. Its first zoning plan, devised by Carolus Lindberg in 1922, designated it as an industrial area; housing for its workers would also be built. It took until 1937 for construction to really take off, however, along the lines of another zoning plan designed by city architect Kaarlo Könönen Kaarlo Könönen (December 12, 1892 HaminaAugust 2, 1965 Lahti) was a Finns, Finnish architect. He graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1919. From 1922 to 1923, Könönen worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper '' Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil War 29%, Citizen War 25%, Class War 13%, Freedom War 11%, Red Rebellion 5%, Revolution 1%, other name 2% and no answer 14%, was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition from a grand duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state. The clashes took place in the context of the national, political, and social turmoil caused by World War I ( Eastern Front) in Europe. The war was fought between the "Reds", led by a section of the Social Democratic Party, and the "Whites", conducted by the conservative-based senate and the German Imperial Army. The paramilitary Red Guards, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Cross
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million Volunteering, volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. Within it there are three distinct organisations that are legally independent from each other, but are united within the movement through common basic principles, objectives, symbols, statutes and governing organisations. History Foundation Until the middle of the nineteenth century, there were no organized or well-established army nursing systems for casualties, nor safe or protected institutions, to accommodate and treat those who were wounded on the battlefield. A devout Calvinism, Calvinist, the Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant traveled to Italy to meet then-French emperor Napoleon III in June 1859 with the intention of discussing difficulties in conducting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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