National Liberation Movement (Albania)

1939-1945 insurgency in Albania
(Redirected from LANÇ)

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
LeadersEnver Hoxha
Dates of operation1942–1945
HeadquartersPezë
Active regionsAxis-occupied Albania
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-fascism
Republicanism
Size100,000
Allies Yugoslav Partisans
EAM
 Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
Opponents Germany
 Italy
Albanian Kingdom
Balli Kombëtar
Legaliteti
Battles and warsAlbania in World War II

References

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