Passage: On 19 April 1918, Detachment Brandenstein took over the town of Lahti. The German troops advanced from the east-southeast via Nastola, through the Mustankallio graveyard in Salpausselkä and the Russian garrisons at Hennala. The battle was minor but strategically important as it cut the connection between the western and eastern Red Guards. Local engagements broke out in the town and the surrounding area between 22 April and 1 May 1918 as several thousand western Red Guards and Red civilian refugees tried to push through on their way to Russia. The German troops were able to hold major parts of the town and halt the Red advance. In total, 600 Reds and 80 German soldiers perished, and 30,000 Reds were captured in and around Lahti.
Did the Red Guards or the Germans lose more soldiers in the engagements? How many German soldiers and Reds died in addition to the number of Reds who were captured, combined? How many Germans died on engagements between April 22 1918 and May 1 1918? How many days after Detachment Brandenstein took over the town of Lahti did local engagements break out in the town? How many days did engagements break out in the town of Lahti? How many days did the Red Guards and Red civilian refugees try to push through on their way to Russia? How many days did the local engagements last? How many days did the minor skirmishes by the Red Guards and refugees last? How many days was the time span where local engagements broke out in the town and surrounding area as several thousand western Red Guards and civilian refugees tried to push through on their way to Russia? How many more Reds than Germans were killed? How many people died? How many places did the Germans use to get to Nastola? How many soliders died in total between the two groups? How many thousands of civilian refugees tried to push through? How many total soldiers were killed in the engagements? How many total troops from both sides died? Where did the German troops advance through first, Hennala or Nastola? Which cities did the Germans advance through? Who lost more soldiers, Reds,or Germans? Who was trying to get to Russia?