A resistance movement is an organized effort by a group of people to oppose or challenge an established authority, such as a government or an occupying power. Such movements may seek to change, reform
The Vendeans revolted against the revolutionary government in France in 1793.
Greek War of Independence, (1821–29), rebellion of Greeks within the Ottoman Empire, a struggle which resulted in the establishment of an independent Greece
Geronimo (right) alongside his fellow Apache warriors in 1886
Japanese holdouts were soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific Theatre of World War II who continued fighting after the surrender of Japan at the end of the wa
Resistance movement
…Emancipation League Japanese People's Anti-war Alliance League to Raise the Political Consciousness of Japanese Troops Japanese pro-imperial resistance Japanese holdout Volunteer Fighting Corps Jewish resistance movement, including Jewish partisans and Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee Resistance movement in Auschwitz…
Japanese holdout soldiers still occupying the city of Bukittinggi, after the surrender of Japan and the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence
Second Lieutenant Sakae Ōba, a Japanese holdout, photo from 1937.