List of defunct paramilitary organizations

The following is a list of defunct paramilitary organizations.

List of defunct governmental paramilitary units (in alphabetical order)

List of defunct non-governmental paramilitary units

Australia

• The New Guard of Australia

Austria

• The Heimwehr of the Fatherland Front in Austria
• The Ostmärkische Sturmscharen of the Catholic Youth in fascist Austria
• The Republikanischer Schutzbund of the Social Democratic Party of Austria

Czechoslovakia

• People's Militias of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
• Republikanische Wehr of the German Social Democratic Workers' Party in the Czechoslovak Republic
• Purple Legion of the Czechoslovak Traders' Party
• Freedom Guard Union (1932–1939) of the Czechoslovak National Social Party
• Gray Legion (1934–1939) of the National Unification
• Hungarian Szabadcsapatok
• Svatopluk Guard of the Vlajka
• Volkssport of the German National Socialist Workers' Party
• Freiwilliger deutscher Schutzdienst of the Sudeten German Party
• Sudetendeutsches Freikorps of the Sudeten German Party
• Rodobrana of the Slovak People's Party of Czechoslovakia
• Hlinkova garda of the Slovak People's Party in Slovakia

Finland

• For Independence
• Lotta Svärd
• Suojeluskunta, volunteer militia in Finland 1918–1944.
• Vientirauha

Germany

• The Roter Frontkämpferbund of the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic
• The Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold of the Weimar Coalition during the Weimar Republic
• The Eiserne Front of the SPD with the ADGB, the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold and workers' sport clubs during the Weimar Republic.
• Der Stahlhelm of the German National People's Party in the Weimar Republic
• The Sturmabteilung of the Nazi Party in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany
• The Stoßtrupp-Hitler of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany
• The Schutzstaffel of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany
• The National Socialist Flyers Corps of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany
• The National Socialist Motor Corps of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany
• The Combat Groups of the Working Class of the Socialist Unity Party in East Germany

Great Britain

• Column 88
• Cornish National Liberation Army
• Dark Harvest Commando
• Free Wales Army
• Meibion Glyndŵr
• National Socialist Action Party
• National Socialist Movement (UK, 1997)
• Ny Troor Tromode

Hungary

• Rongyos Gárda
• The Munkásőrség in communist Hungary

India

• Salwa Judum
• Kuer Sena
• Ranvir Sena

Ireland

• Down Orange Welfare
• Irish Citizen Army
• Irish People's Liberation Organisation
• Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
• Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
• Irish Revolutionary Forces
• Irish Volunteers
• Official Irish Republican Army
• Orange Volunteers (1972)
• Provisional Irish Republican Army
• Real Irish Republican Army
• Saor Uladh
• South Armagh Republican Action Force
• Ulster Protestant Volunteers
• Ulster Special Constabulary Association
• Ulster Volunteers

Italy

• The Blackshirts of the National Fascist Party in Fascist Italy
• The Squadrismo of the National Fascist Party in Fascist Italy

Japan

• The Yokusan Sonendan of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association in Empire of Japan
• The Volunteer Fighting Corps of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association in Empire of Japan

Mandatory Palestine

• Lehi
• Irgun

Pakistan

• Furqan Force

Poland

• National Armed Forces of the National Democracy

Romania

• The Patriotic Guards of the Romanian Communist Party in the Socialist Republic of Romania

Sweden

• The Munckska kÃ¥ren in Sweden

Yugoslavia

• Serb Volunteer Guard

Others

• Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a in Somalia
• The Chetniks, royalist supporters of the Yugoslav government-in-exile in Yugoslavia in World War II
• Defense of the Revolution of the People's Democratic Party Of Afghanistan
• The Frikorps Danmark of the Nazi Party in Denmark
• The Hird of the Nasjonal Samling under the Quisling regime in the Reichskommissariat Norwegen
• The Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
• The Tonton Macoute of the National Unity Party in Haiti during the regime of François Duvalier
• Ukrainian Volunteer Corps
• Grey Legion of the National Unification, Taiwan

See also

• List of Free Corps
• List of paramilitary organizations
• Paramilitary