Fedi, Silvano, 1920-1944
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 7 2006 12:23
A short biography of Italian anarchist, anti-fascist partisan and local hero Silvano Fedi. Fighting in the Resistance, he was killed in a Nazi ambush in 1944.
The Zazous, 1940-1945
Submitted by libcom on Oct 1 2006 13:33
An account of the French anti-Nazi cultural youth movement who opposed the Vichy regime in occupied France. Influenced by jazz and swing they met in basement clubs and scuffled with fascists on the streets.
1943-1945: Anarchist partisans in the Italian Resistance
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 28 2006 11:35
Historical notes on the activities of anarchist partisans in the anti-fascist Resistance in Italy during World War II.
1941-1945: Andartiko: the Greek resistance - Jack Ray
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 17 2006 23:34
A short history of the Andartiko, Greek Resistance partisans who fought fascist occupation. This article is highly uncritical and we disagree with some of it but reproduce it here for reference. For some more balanced articles covering the appalling anti-working class actions of the Greek Communist Party see these texts by Andrew Flood, Aghis Stinas and Solidarity.
1939-1945: Spanish Resistance in France
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 17 2006 23:27
An account of the activity of Spanish anarchist and anti-fascist exiles in the Resistance in Nazi-occupied France. Tens of thousands were forced to flee Spain following fascist victory in the Civil War.
1944-1945: Anarchists in the Hungarian Resistance
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 13 2006 14:55
The anarchists in WWII Hungary who fought in the Resistance to the Nazis and later the Russian occupiers until their suppression by the Communists.
Armed resistance to Franco, 1939-1965 - Antonio Téllez
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 13 2006 14:52
An account by Antonio Téllez of the underground guerrilla armed struggle of anarchists and anti-fascists against General Franco's regime following the Civil War.
The Edelweiss Pirates, 1939-1945
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 3 2006 09:20
An account of the Edelweiss Pirates, a World War II era German anti-Nazi movement of working class youth who fought against the regime.
Vassev, Manol, 1898-1958
Submitted by Steven. on Jun 14 2006 14:01
A short biography of Bulgarian anarchist militant, workplace organiser and World War II Resistance fighter. He was murdered by Communist secret police in 1958.
Stuart Christie's account of his actions in a Franco assassination attempt, 1964
An extract of Stuart Christie's book Granny Made Me An Anarchist which describes his involvement in an attempt to assassinate Spanish dictator General Franco. He describes his experiences from picking up the plastic explosive in France to his arrest by Franco's police in Spain.
