National Radical Camp Falanga
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National Radical Camp Falanga
Obóz Narodowo Radykalny-Falanga |
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| Founded | 14 April 1934 |
| Dissolved | 1939 |
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
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Polish nationalism Falangism National syndicalism Religious anti-semitism Antinazism |
| Political position | Far-right |
The Falanga National Radical Camp (Polish: Oboz Narodowo Radykalny-Falanga, ONR-Falanga), was a minor Polish political grouping of the 1930s, one of two to emerge following the split of the National Radical Camp (Polish: Oboz Narodowo Radykalny, ONR) in 1934.
The ONR-Falanga was formed in the spring of 1935 following a split by members of the National Radical Camp held in Detention Camp Bereza Kartuska. Adopting the name of Oboz Narodowo-Radykalny (National Radical Camp), it soon became known as Falanga after the title of its journal (the rival group would also soon be named after its own journal, thus becoming known as National Radical Camp-ABC).
The Falanga was led by Bolesław Piasecki and advocated a 'Catholic totalitarianism' inspired by Spanish Falangism. However, although clearly derived from Falangism, it has been argued that their Catholicism was even more central than that of the Spanish group and indeed their pronouncment that 'God is the highest form of man' recalled the religious fanaticism of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. The group is widely considered to have been a fascist movement. Harshly critical of capitalism and supportive of removing citizenship rights from Poland's Jews it presented itself as the vanguard of the opposition to Józef Piłsudski.
Largely based in university campuses, the Falanga followed a policy of anti-Semitism and although it had few members, from its power bases in schools it attempted to launch attacks on Jewish students and businesses. Left-wing activists were also as part of this violent activity.
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