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Breton National Party Strollad Broadel Breizh Parti national breton | |
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| Leader | Olier Mordrel |
| Founded | 1931 (1931) |
| Dissolved | 1944 (1944) |
| Preceded by | Breton Autonomist Party |
| Headquarters | Rennes,France |
| Newspaper | L'Heure Bretonne |
| Paramilitary wing | Bagadoù stourm |
| Ideology | Pan-Celticism Breton nationalism Fascism Antisemitism Collaborationism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors | Black andwhite |
| Anthem | "Bretoned Sonn" ("Bretonmen Straight") |
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TheBreton National Party (FrenchParti National Breton,Breton:Strollad Broadel Breizh) was anationalist party inBrittany that existed from 1931 to 1944. The party was disbanded after theliberation of France in World War II, because of ties to theThird Reich.
The PNB was formed in the aftermath of split betweenfederalists and nationalists within theBreton Autonomist Party (PAB), following theCongress of Guingamp in August 1931. Following the collapse of the PAB, the federalists led byMorvan Marchal formed theBreton Federalist League; the nationalist faction, led byOlier Mordrel, decided to found a new party with a clearly nationalist agenda, namely seeking Breton independence from France.
This revived the programme of the previousBreton Nationalist Party, which had existed from 1911-1914. A congress was held inLanderneau on December 27, 1931. The following year, activists led byCélestin Lainé bombed a sculpture inRennes representing Breton unity with France. The creation of this sculpture had spurred the foundation of the earlier party in 1911.
The party was influenced by internationalCelticist ideas, and modelled its aspirations on Irish independence movements. It was also closely associated withfascist ideology. Because of its connections withNazi Germany the party was banned in France on the outbreak ofWorld War II in 1939, but after the defeat of France it was revived, becoming closely associated withBreton collaborationism. During the occupation France the PNB established a paramilitary, Bagadoù stourm, influenced by the SA that adopted a flag similar to that of theReichskriegsflagge. An explicitly Nazi faction broke away in 1941 under the nameBreton Social-National Workers' Movement.
During its existence, the PNB published a newspaper,L'Heure Bretonne.
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