Silver Legion of America

Silver Legion of America
Other nameSilver Shirts
LeaderWilliam Dudley Pelley
FoundedJanuary 31, 1933 (1933-01-31)
Dissolved1941 (1941)
Headquarters
PublicationsSeveral magazines and newspapers
Political wingChristian Party
Membershipapprox. 15,000 (c. 1934)
Ideology
Political positionRadical right
ReligionLiberation Doctrine
Active regionsMidwest and the PNW
Colors  Silver   Scarlet   Blue
Slogan"Loyalty, Liberation, and Legion"
Anthem"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
[1908 recordingⓘ]
Party flag

The Silver Legion of America, commonly known as the Silver Shirts, was an American fascist and pro-Nazi organization which was founded by William Dudley Pelley and headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

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