Aunus Expedition

The Aunus expedition was an attempt by Finnish volunteers to occupy parts of East Karelia in 1919, during the Russian Civil War. Aunus is the Finnish name for Olonets Karelia. This expedition was one of many Finnic "kinship wars" (heimosodat) fought against forces of Soviet Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and during the Russian Civil War.

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1919  Wikidata
military expedition, Aarne Sihvo, 

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Location: 60.9833, 32.9667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1919 Aunus Expedition

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1919	Aunus Expedition	military expedition, Aarne Sihvo	Wikidata
site	fort	1648	Olonets Fortress	destroyed building or structure, historic site, fortress	Wikidata