National Liberation Movement (Albania)

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The National Liberation Movement (Albanian: Lëvizja Nacional-Çlirimtare; 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
Flag of the Democratic Government of Albania (1944–1946).svg
Active1942–1945
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-fascism
Republicanism
LeadersEnver Hoxha
HeadquartersPezë
Area of operationsAxis-occupied Albania
AlliesYugoslav Partisans flag (1942-1945).svg Yugoslav Partisans
EAM
 Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
Opponent(s) Germany
 Italy
Albanian Kingdom
Balli Kombëtar
Legaliteti
Battles and war(s)Albania in World War II

National Liberation Movement (Albania) Media

References

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