Kindred Nations Wars 1918-1922. The Finnish volunteers in the Estonian war of independence

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Uploaded by on Nov 10, 2010

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Kindred Nations wars 1918-1922 "Heimosodat"

Finland had just won its national independence, and a part of the population felt that they had obligations to help other Finnic peoples to attain the same. Estonia, the closest and numerically biggest "kindred nation", had gained its independence at the same time, but had less resources, less institutions ready to support its attained position, and more Russian troops inside its borders. Other Finnic peoples were at a much lower cultural, economic and political capability level. The Finnish Civil War had awakened a strong nationalistic feeling that sought tangible ways to make itself have impact. Finland had, for the two next decades, a relatively high citizen participation in nationalistic activities (e.g. Karelianism and Finnicization of the country and its institutions). Only the strenuous five-year period 1939--45 of total war drained excess enthusiasm.

Aunus expedition
Strength

Finland about 2500-2700
Aunus about 1000

Soviet Russia about 20 000

Viena expedition
Strength

Finland 1500

Red Guards and Karelians 1550

East Karelian Uprising and Soviet--Finnish conflict 1921--1922
Strength

Finnish volunteers 550
East Karelians 2500
Total: 3050

Red Army 13 000

And 3700 Finnish volunteer fight for Estonian freedom.

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  • Oi mahtavaa! Just oli erään venäläisen kanssa väittelyä tästä eilen =D

  • @PatriaFinlandia

    Kiitos :) Minulla oli aikomus ladata tämä samana päivänä kuin tuon "Suomalaiset SS miehet" video mutta kun yritin lataa sitä niin Youtube näytti vain "Xtaa" eikä siis suostunut lataamaan tätä.

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  • too bad we couldn't save Karelia or Ingeria

  • @MatijaHr he. Estonia is Like a maden and we finns have soft spot for women in trouble. ;)

  • Suomalaisethan kävivät myös kahteen otteeseen Petsamossa. Ensiksi vuonna 1918 ja sitten vuonna 1920. Sulla näyttää olevan kuvana tuo Aunuksen kenttähautausmaa, mikä on ihme kyllä säilynyt.

    Suomalaisia kaatuneitahan jäi aika paljon rajan taakse tuntemattomiin paikkoihin ja Suomeen haudatutkin ovat vähän siellä täällä ja ns. yhteishaudat ovat melko vähissä.

    Vuonna 2000 kuollut Erkki Yrjänä lieni viimeisin elossa ollut heimosoturi.

  • Great job! I was waiting for someone to make a video of the Heimosodat (aka Kindred Nations Wars). :)

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