National Liberation Movement (Albania)
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| National Anti-Fascist Liberation Movement | |
|---|---|
| Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacionale Çlirimtare | |
 | |
| Leaders | Enver Hoxha |
| Dates of operation | 1942–1945 |
| Headquarters | Pezë |
| Active regions | Axis-occupied Albania |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-fascism Republicanism |
| Size | 100,000 |
| Allies |  Yugoslav Partisans EAM Soviet Union United Kingdom |
| Opponents |  Germany Italy Albanian KingdomBalli Kombëtar Legaliteti |
| Battles and wars | Albania in World War II |
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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer Albania: from anarchy to a Balkan identity, C Hurst & Co Publishers, 1997 p. 291
