National Liberation Movement (Albania)
| National Anti-Fascist Liberation Movement | |
|---|---|
| Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacionale Çlirimtare | |
| Leaders | Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu Myslym Peza Haxhi Lleshi Spiro Moisiu Baba Faja Martaneshi |
| Dates of operation | 1942–1945 |
| Allegiance | Communist Party of Albania |
| Headquarters | Pezë |
| Active regions | Axis-occupied Albania |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-fascism Republicanism Stalinism Internationalism Left-wing nationalism Albanian nationalism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Size | Over 40,000 |
| Allies | Yugoslav Partisans Balli Kombëtar (1942–1943) EAM Soviet Union United Kingdom |
| Opponents | Germany Italy Albanian Kingdom Balli Kombëtar (1943-1945) Legaliteti Chetniks |
| Wars | the Albanian resistance during World War II |
The National Liberation Movement (Albanian: Lëvizja Nacional-Çlirimtare; or Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacional-Çlirimtare (LANÇ)), also translated as National Liberation Front, 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. Apart from the figures which had the majority in the General Council it also included known nationalists like Myslim Peza although the Partisans under Yugoslav influence ended up executing numerous Albanian nationalist figures. In May 1944, the Albanian National Liberation Front was transformed into the government of Albania and its leaders became government members, and in August 1945, it was replaced by the Democratic Front.
The National Liberation Army (Ushtria Nacional-Çlirimtare) was the army created by the National Liberation Movement.