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Resistance during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means like guerrilla warfare, sabotage, propaganda, disinformation, hiding refugees and aiding the other side (like helping stranded pilots).
Among the most notable resistance movements were the French Maquis, the Polish Home Army, and the Yugoslav Partisans.
Many countries had resistance movements dedicated to fighting the Axis invaders, and Germany itself also had an anti-Nazi movement. Although mainland Britain did not suffer invasion in World War II, the British made preparations for a British resistance movement, called the Auxiliary Units, in the event of a German invasion. Various organizations were also formed to establish foreign resistance cells or support existing resistance movements, like the British SOE and the American OSS (the forerunner of the CIA).
Famous resistance operations
One of the most famous resistance operations were the Norwegian sabotage of the German nuclear program (see Norwegian heavy water sabotage).
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
- Hong Kong resistance movements
- Gangjiu dadui (Hong Kong-Kowloon big army)
- Dongjiang Guerillas (East River Guerillas, Southern China and Hong Kong organization)
- 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