Italian resistance movement
Italian combatant organizations opposed to nazi fascism
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The Italian resistance movement (Italian: Resistenza italiana or just la Resistenza) is a term for Italian resistance groups during World War II.
| Italian resistance movement | |
|---|---|
  Flag of the National Liberation Committee and some members of the Italian resistance in Ossola, 1944. | |
| Dates of operation | Most active 1943–1945; the Resistance originated following the rise of Fascist Italy in the 1920s |
| Ideology | Various: Generally anti-fascism Mainly various forms of communism, socialism, and anarchism; Republicanism and liberalism To a lesser extent: Liberal socialism Christian democracy Catholic anti-fascism / Catholic anti-Nazism Catholic socialism Social liberalism Social democracy Monarchism |
| Allies | |
| Opponents | Axis powers (Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany and Italian Social Republic) |
It was against the forces of Nazi Germany as well as the Italian Social Republic between September 1943 and April 1945
Known as partisans (Italian: partigiani), the brutal conflict they took part in is called the Italian Liberation War.
Other websites
change- Italy | European Resistance Archive
- (in Italian) ANPI – Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia
- (in Italian) ANCFARGL – Associazione Nazionale Combattenti Forze Armate Regolari Guerra di Liberazione
- (in Italian) INSMLI – Istituto Nazionale per la Storia del Movimento di Liberazione in Italia
- (in Italian) Il portale della guerra di Liberazione
- Anarchist partisans in the Italian Resistance
