Iivo Ahava | |
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 Iivo Ahava as a Royal Navy lieutenant in 1918 | |
| Born | February 19, 1896 Uhtua, Russian Empire |
| Died | April 16, 1919 (aged 23) Segezhsky District, Soviet Russia |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire  Red Finland  United Kingdom |
| Years of service | 1916–1919 |
| Rank | Sergeant (Russian Imperial Army) Lieutenant (Royal Navy) |
| Battles / wars | |
Iivo Ahava (born Afanasev; 19 February 1896 – 16 April 1919) was a Karelian-born Finnish military officer and nationalist who supported the idea of an independent East Karelia. In the 1918 Finnish Civil War, Ahava led a Red Guard unit fighting against the Whites on their Viena expedition. During the Allied North Russia Intervention, Ahava served as a lieutenant in the British organized units of Murmansk Legion and Karelian Regiment. He was murdered in unclear circumstances in East Karelia.[1]
- ^ Kauppala, Pekka (1990). "Die qualvolle Geburt und das kurze Aufblühen des autonomen Sowjet-Karelien. Ostkarelien 1917–1930". Finnland-Studien. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. p. 196. ISBN 344-70305-2-6.