page_title: Iivo Ahava
hierarchical_section_title: Iivo Ahava
caption_attribution_description: English: Finnish Red Guard leader and lieutenant of the Murmansk Legion Iivo Ahava (1896-1919). Suomi: Punaisten Pohjoisen retkikunnan johtaja ja Muurmannin legioonan luutnantti Iivo Ahava (1896-1919).
context_page_description: Iivo Ahava 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.
context_section_description: Iivo Ahava (born Afanasev, 19 February 1896, died 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.
caption: Iivo Ahava as a Royal Navy lieutenant in 1918
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