The European Liberation Front (ELF) was a
neo-Nazi
Neo-Nazism comprises the post–World War II militant, social, and political movements that seek to revive and reinstate Nazi ideology. Neo-Nazis employ their ideology to promote hatred and racial supremacy (often white supremacy), attack r ...
,
pan-European nationalist group that split from
Oswald Mosley
Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 – 3 December 1980) was a British politician during the 1920s and 1930s who rose to fame when, having become disillusioned with mainstream politics, he turned to fascism. He was a member ...
's fascist
Union Movement in 1948.
Its founder was
Francis Parker Yockey
Francis Parker Yockey (September 18, 1917 – June 16, 1960) was an American fascist and pan-Europeanist ideologue. A lawyer, he is known for his neo- Spenglerian book '' Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics'', published in 1948 und ...
.
It issued a manifesto called ''The Proclamation of London'', written by Yockey.
The movement had little impact in its time, with a total membership of 150 card-carrying members at its peak. It lasted until 1954.
Reception
In the 1990s, the ELF, Yockey, and his ideology, were rediscovered by the
Nouvelle Résistance,
Alternativa Europea Alternativa may refer to:
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* Alternativa (Italian political party), a populist political party in Italy
* Alternativa (North Macedonian political pa ...
,
National-Bolshevik Party,
National Revolutionary Faction, and others. In 1999, a manifesto of a second 'European Liberation Front' was published in Paris, but there is apparently no more active organisation of that name now. During the 21st century,
Arktos Media, Counter-Currents,
Greg Johnson Gregory or Greg Johnson may refer to:
Entertainment
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* Gregory B. Johnson (born 1951), pianist and member of the band Cameo
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and the New Zealand-based New Right author
Kerry Bolton have promoted a revival of interest in the ELF and Yockey.
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