King & Country - DD090 - FFI Resistance Ambush Group - 3 figs - MIB - Retired

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King & Country - DD090 - FFI Resistance Ambush Group - 3 figures - Mint in Box - Retired 2010 - Never Opened or displayed. Insured UPS delivery in the continental US is $ 12.50. Will ship Worldwide.Description Another fighting threesome... Using captured enemy weapons as well as air-dropped Allied ones these three "Resistants" make every shot count!Resistance movements during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation, disinformation and propaganda, to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns. In many countries, resistance movements were sometimes also referred to as The Underground .Among the most notable resistance movements were the Polish Resistance and Polish Home Army within the Polish Underground State , the Soviet partisans , [a] , the Italian Resistenza and the Italian CLN , the French Resistance , Yugoslav Partisans , the Belgian Resistance , the Norwegian Resistance , the Greek Resistance and the Dutch Resistance .Many countries had resistance movements dedicated to fighting the Axis invaders, and Germany itself also had an anti-Nazi movement . Although Britain was not occupied during the war, the British made preparations for a British resistance movement, [ 1 ] called the Auxiliary Units , in the event of a German invasion. Various organizations were also formed to establish foreign resistance cells or support existing resistance movements, like the British SOE and the American OSS (the forerunner of the CIA ).There were also resistance movements fighting against the Allied invaders. In Italian East Africa , after the Italian forces were defeated during the East African Campaign , some Italians participated in a guerrilla war against the British (1941-1943). The German Nazi resistance movement (" Werwolf ") never amounted to much. The " Forest Brothers " of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania included many fighters who operated against the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States into the 1960s. During or after the war, similar anti-Soviet resistance rose up in places like Romania , Poland , Bulgaria , Ukraine , and Chechnya . While the Japanese were famous for "fighting to the last man," Japanese holdouts tended to be individually motivated and there is little indication that there was any organized Japanese resistance after the war.Contents [ hide ] 1 Organization 2 Forms of resistance 3 Resistance operations 3.1 1939-1940 3.2 1941 3.3 1942 3.4 1943 3.5 1944 4 Resistance movements during World War II 5 Notable individuals 6 Documentaries 7 Dramatisations 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksOrganization [ edit ]After the first shock following the Blitzkrieg , people slowly started to get organized, both locally and on a larger scale, especially when Jews and other groups were starting to be deported and used for the Arbeitseinsatz ( forced labor for the Germans). Organization was dangerous, so much resistance was done by individuals. The possibilities depended much on the terrain; where there were large tracts of uninhabited land, especially hills and forests, resistance could more easily get organised undetected. This favoured in particular the Soviet partisans in Eastern Europe . In the much more densely populated Netherlands , the Biesbosch wilderness could be used to go into hiding. In northern Italy , both the Alps and the Apennines offered shelter to partisan brigades, though many groups operated directly inside the major cities.There were many different types of groups, ranging in activity from humanitarian aid to armed resistance, and sometimes cooperating to a varying degree. Resistance usually arose spontaneously, but was encouraged and helped mainly from London and Moscow.Forms of resistance [ edit ]Various forms of resistance were:Non-violent Sabotage - the Arbeitseinsatz ("Work Contribution") forced locals to work for the Germans, but work was often done slowly or intentionally badly Strikes and demonstrations Based on existing organi... read more

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