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A resistance movement is an organized group of people that tries to resist or try to overthrow a government or an occupying power, ...
The ELAS grew to become the largest resistance movement against the fascists in Greece. The Luxembourgish general strike of 1942 was a passive resistance movement organised within a short time period to protest against a directive that incorporated the Luxembourg youth into the Wehrmacht. A national general strike, originating mainly in Wiltz ...
Polish resistance movement in World War II (many of these groups were a part of the Polish Underground State, the large guerrilla movement that initiated the Warsaw Uprising, as well as some other anti-Nazi partisan-warfare-based actions like the Zamość Uprising, the Battle of Osuchy, the Raid on Mittenheide, Operation Tempest, or Operation ...
Pages in category "Resistance movements" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
On 26 January 1943, Moulin persuaded the three main resistance groups in the south of France—Franc-Tireur, Liberation and Combat—to unite as the MUR (Mouvements Unis de Résistance or United Resistance Movement), whose armed wing was the AS (Armée Secrète or Secret Army). [107]
Giustizia e Libertà (English: Justice and Freedom) was an Italian anti-fascist resistance movement, active from 1929 to 1945. [13] The movement was cofounded by Carlo Rosselli, [13] Ferruccio Parri, who later became Prime Minister of Italy, and Sandro Pertini, who became President of Italy, were among the movement's leaders. [14]
The Nordic Resistance Movement was founded by Klas Lund. In 2020, its leader was Simon Lindberg, and its political wing was managed by Pär Öberg . It is known for its opposition to non-white immigration to Sweden. [44] The NRM is considered a central actor in Sweden's white power movement. [45]
Resistance in Lithuania during World War II; Resistance in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; Resistance movement in Auschwitz; Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939–1945; Royal Air Force Special Duties Service