sir oswald ernald mosley

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Definition of sir oswald ernald mosley in English English dictionary

{i} Oswald Mosley (1896-1980), English politician and fascist leader (founded the British Union of Fascists and the Union Movement)

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Sir Oswald Ernald 6th Baronet Mosley

born Nov. 16, 1896, London, Eng. died Dec. 3, 1980, Orsay, near Paris, France English politician and fascist. He served in the House of Commons (1918-31) as, successively, a Conservative, an Independent, and a Labourite. After a visit to Italy, he founded the British Union of Fascists in 1932. With his followers, he distributed anti-Semitic propaganda, conducted hostile demonstrations in the Jewish sections of eastern London, and wore Nazi-style uniforms. During World War II he was interned (1940-43) with his wife, Diana Guinness, a sister of Jessica and Nancy Mitford and friend of Adolf Hitler. In 1948 Mosley founded the Union Movement, an amalgam of right-wing book clubs

Sir Oswald Mosley

a British politician who started a new political group called the British Union of Fascists (BUF) in 1932. Mosley admired Mussolini and Hitler, and the BUF organized attacks on Jewish people in London (1896-1980)

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sir Os·wald ernald Mos·ley