| Formation | April 1946 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 4 June 1950 |
| Type | Anti-fascism |
| Location |
The 43 Group was a British anti-fascist group set up by Jewish ex-servicemen after the Second World War. They did this when, upon returning to London, they encountered British fascist organisations such as Jeffrey Hamm's British League of Ex-Servicemen and later Oswald Mosley's new fascist party, the Union Movement. The activities of these fascist groups included antisemitic speeches in public places, and from the rank-and-file fascists, violent attacks on London Jews and Jewish property.[1] Group members broke up far-right meetings, infiltrated fascist groups, and attacked the fascists in street fighting.[2]
Their newspaper, On Guard, was published from 1947 to 1949.[3]
- ^ Hillman, N. (2001). "'Tell me chum, in case I got it wrong. What was it we were fighting during the war?' The Re-emergence of British Fascism, 1945-58". Contemporary British History. 15 (4): 1–34. doi:10.1080/713999428. S2CID 143994809.
- ^ Adam Lent "British Social Movements Since 1945: Sex, Colour, Peace and Power". Macmillan p19, ISBN 0-333-72009-1
- ^ Sonabend, Daniel (2019). We fight fascists : the 43 group and their forgotten battle for post-war Britain. London. ISBN 978-1-78873-324-3. OCLC 1108710216.
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