What is Italian resistance movement?
{{Infobox war faction |name = Italian resistance movement |war = the [[Italian Civil War]] and [[World War II]] |image = [[File:Flag of Italian Committee of National Liberation.svg|250px|border]][[File:Partigiani Ossola.jpg|250px|border]] |caption = Flag of the [[National Liberation Committee]] and some members of the Italian resistance in [[Ossola]], 1944. |active = Most active 1943–1945; the Resistance originated following the [[Kingdom of Italy under Fascism (1922–1943)|rise of Fascist Italy in the 1920s]] |ideology = Various:<br>Generally [[anti-fascism]]<br>Mainly various forms of [[communism]], [[socialism]], and [[anarchism]];<br>[[Republicanism]] and [[liberalism]]<br>To a lesser extent: <br>[[Liberal socialism]]<br>[[Christian democracy]]<br>[[Catholic social teaching|Catholic anti-fascism]] / [[Catholic resistance to Nazi Germany#Nazi allies|Catholic anti-Nazism]]<br>[[Christian socialism|Catholic socialism]]<br>[[Social liberalism]]<br>[[Social democracy]]<br>[[Monarchism]] |leaders = |clans = |headquarters = |area = |strength = |partof = |previous = |next = |allies = * [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] * [[Kingdom of Italy]] |opponents = [[Axis powers]] ([[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|Fascist Italy]], [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Italian Social Republic]]) |battles = |active2= }} The '''Italian resistance movement''' ({{lang-it|Resistenza italiana}} or just {{lang|it|la Resistenza}}) is a term for Italian [[Resistance movement|resistance]] groups during [[World War II]]. It was against the forces of [[Nazi Germany]] as well as the [[Italian Social Republic]] between September 1943 and April 1945 Known as '''partisans''' ({{lang-it|partigiani}}), the brutal conflict they took part in is called the Italian Liberation War. ==Other websites== *[http://www.resistance-archive.org/en/resistance/italy Italy | European Resistance Archive] *{{in lang|it}} [http://www.anpi.it/ ANPI – Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia] *{{in lang|it}} [http://www.combattentiliberazione.it/ ANCFARGL – Associazione Nazio