National Liberation Movement (Albania)

National Anti-Fascist Liberation Movement
Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacionale Çlirimtare
Leaders	Enver Hoxha
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
Size	Over 40,000[1]
Allies	Yugoslav Partisans Balli Kombëtar (1942–1943) EAM  Soviet Union  United Kingdom
Opponents	Germany  Italy Albanian Kingdom Balli Kombëtar (1943-1945) Legaliteti Chetniks
Battles and wars	World War II: World War II in Albania Battle of Përmetit Battle of Reç Kosovo Operation (1944) German invasion of Albania Battle of Gjorm Battle of Drashovica Liberation of Tirana Battle of Tirana and Kruja (1943) Battle of Pezë (1943) Liberation of Tepelena Battle of Leskovik Librazhd Ambush Liberation of Vlora Liberation of Krujë Battle of Peshkopi
Succeeded by Democratic Front of Albania

The National Liberation Movement (Albanian: Lëvizja Nacional-Çlirimtare; or Lëvizja Antifashiste Nacional-Çlirimtare (LANÇ)),^[2] 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.^[3]