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Resistance during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means like guerilla warfare, sabotage, propaganda, disinformation, hiding refugees and aiding the other side (like helping stranded pilots).
Many countries had resistance movements dedicated to fighting the Axis invaders. Germany itself also had an anti-Nazi resistance movement. Although mainland Britain did not suffer invasion in World War II, the British made preparations for a British resistance movement in the event of a German invasion.
Resistance movements during World War II
- Auxiliary Units (planned British resistance movement against German invaders)
- Albanian resistance movement
- Baltic "Forest brothers" (Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian resistance movements)
- Czech Resistance movement
- Danish resistance movement
- Dutch resistance movement
- French resistance movement, including the Maquis
- German resistance movements:
- The White Rose
- The Red Orchestra
- Greek resistance movement
- Italian resistance movement
- Norwegian resistance movement
- Philippine resistance movement
- Polish resistance movements:
- Armia Krajowa (the Home Army)
- Armia Ludowa (the Peoples' Army)
- Gwardia Ludowa (the Peoples' Guard)
- Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa (ZOB, the Jewish Fighting Organisation)
- Zydowski Zwiazek Walki (ZZW, the Jewish Fighting Union)
- Romanian resistance movement
- Slovak resistance movement
- Soviet resistance movement
- Ukrainian Insurgent Army
- Yugoslav resistance movements:
- People's Liberation Army – the partisans
- Yugoslav Royal Army in the Fatherland aka Chetniks
Notable individuals
See also
- British S.O.E. - The Special Operations Executive
- Polish Secret State
- Quotes about resistance
- Collaboration (the opposite of resistance)
- Covert cell