Perttula executions
Perttula executions, also known as the "Perttula Blood Weddings", took place on Pentecost between May 18 and May 20, 1918 during the Finnish Civil War, when whites shot about 30-40 reds or suspected. The executions in the village of Perttula, Nurmijärvi, were executed by a battalion of Swedish-speaking Western-Uusimaa patrons of the White Guard. It was led by Swedish Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Ward, with former Russian Army officer Ivar Hast and Chief of Defense Ivar Ståhle as company commanders.
The exact number of executions in Perttula is unknown, but the number of victims is estimated at 29-37. The youngest victim was only 16 years old and there were women among the executed.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Teloitettujen punaisten muistomerkki". tyovaenliike.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Ojanne, Jaakko (May 25, 2018). "Nurmijärvellä muistettiin sadan vuoden takaista tragediaa sovinnollisessa hengessä" (in Finnish). Kansan Uutiset. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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