National Liberation Movement (Albania)

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The National Liberation Movement (Albanian: [Lëvizja Nacional-Çlirimtare] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); or Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacional-Çlirimtare (LANÇ)),[1] was an Albanian communist resistance organization that fought in World War II. It was created on 16 September 1942, in a conference held in Pezë, a village near Tirana, and was led by Enver Hoxha.

National Anti-Fascist Liberation Movement
Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacionale Çlirimtare
Participant in the World War II
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Active1942–1945
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-fascism
Republicanism
LeadersEnver Hoxha
HeadquartersPezë
Area of operationsAxis-occupied Albania
Allies Yugoslav Partisans
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 Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
Opponent(s) Germany
 Italy
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albanian Kingdom
Balli Kombëtar
Legaliteti
Battles and war(s)Albania in World War II

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References

  1. Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer Albania: from anarchy to a Balkan identity, C Hurst & Co Publishers, 1997 p. 291