National Liberation Movement (Albania)
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 | |
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Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacionale Çlirimtare Participant in the World War II | |
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| Active | 1942–1945 |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-fascism Republicanism |
| Leaders | Enver Hoxha |
| Headquarters | Pezë |
| Area of operations | Axis-occupied Albania |
| Allies | 22x20px Yugoslav Partisans File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg EAM 22x20px Soviet Union 22x20px United Kingdom |
| Opponent(s) | 22x20px Germany Italy23x15px Albanian Kingdom Balli Kombëtar Legaliteti |
| Battles and war(s) | Albania in World War II |
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National Liberation Movement (Albania) Media
- Mother Albania Tirana 2.JPG
Mother Albania. The partisan monument and graveyard on the outskirts of Tirana, Albania
References
- ↑ Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer Albania: from anarchy to a Balkan identity, C Hurst & Co Publishers, 1997 p. 291
