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Political movements in Brittany (1930-1950)

Last modified: 2002-10-12 by ivan sache
Keywords: urz goanag breiz | ermine (black) | ermine (red) | pnb | cross: scandinavian (black) | bagadou stourm | triskell | cross: celtic | bezen perrot | mosnb |
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Urz Goanag Breiz (Order of the Breton Hope)

[Urz Goanag Breiz]by Ivan Sache

Youth movement for Celtic revival founded in 1943 by Y.-V. Perrot and H. Caouissin, on the model of the Welsh movement Urdd Gobaith Cymru (Order of the Welsh Hope).

The flag designed by H. Caouissin is similar to the second Bleuñ-Brug flag,the purple being replaced by green to remind the Welsh origin. Rectangular and square flags were used.


Parti National Breton/Strollad Broadel Breiz (Breton National Party)

Separatist movement founded by O. Mordred and F. Debauvais in 1932, and dissolved in 1945.

[PNB vertical flag]by Ivan Sache

PNB used during a local election held in Guingamp in 1936 a vertical red flag charged with a red ermine spot in a white disc.

[PNB horizontal flag]by Ivan Sache

PNB also used the Gwenn-ha-Du and black and white triangular or swallow-tailed flags. A triangular black - white flag was hoisted in July 1940 on the balcony of the castle of Pontivy, when PNB expected to create a Breton state with the help of the German army.


Bagadoù Stourm (Battle Groups)

Youth paramilitary movement founded in 1941 by the PNB and directed by Y. Goulet.

The flag, designed by Y. Goulet and C. Lainé, was officialized on 7 September 1941. It is inspired by the German Reichskriegsflagge. It is a white field charged with a Scandinavian black cross. The