Liga Apararii Nationale Crestine

  • National Christian Defense League
  • LANC
Identifier
574
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

Dates of Existence

Founded in 1923

History

Romania's Liga Apararii Nationale Crestine was founded by A.C. Cuza in 1923 and pursued a clearly anti-Semitic agenda that contributed significantly to the worsening of Jewish-Romanian relation. LANC opposed Romanian citizenship or naturalization for Jews. It also agitated against critical journalists and leftist political organizations. After Hitler gained power in 1933, LANC began operating more closely with Romanian German Nazis.

Places

  • Founded in Romania.

Sources

  • Antisemitism : A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution / R.S. Levy. - Santa Barbara, 2005. - p. 411