Liechtenstein Homeland Service Explained

Liechtenstein Homeland Service
Colorcode:	black
Position:	Far-right
Ideology:	Corporate statism Nazism
Country:	Liechtenstein
Native Name:	Liechtensteiner Heimatdienst
Abbreviation:	LHD
Merged:	Patriotic Union
Newspaper:	Stimme für heimische Wirtschaft, Kultur und Volkstum (Voice for local business, culture and folklore)
Native Name Lang:	deu
Footnotes:	^[1]

Liechtenstein Homeland Service (German: Liechtensteiner Heimatdienst, LHD) was a political party in Liechtenstein that advocated corporate statism and the abolition of party politics.

History

Established in the autumn of 1933, the party's positions began to radicalize and move toward Nazi ideas within a few months of existence. It also included some former followers of the Liechtenstein Free Trade Association.^[2] By December 1933, this radicalization caused some members, such as co-founder Eugen Schafhauser and Richard Meier to abandon the party.^{[3] [4]}

The LHD merged with the Christian-Social People's Party (VP) in 1936 to form the Patriotic Union (VU).^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liechtensteiner Heimatdienst. e-archiv.li. Liechtenstein National Archives. 22 February 2014. de.
2. Web site: Marxer . Wilfred . 31 December 2011 . Liechtensteinischer Freiwirtschaftsbund . 28 February 2024 . . de.
3. Web site: Schafhauser, Eugen. e-archiv.li. Liechtenstein National Archives. 22 February 2014. de.
4. Web site: Meier Richard, Dr. med. dent. . 9 February 2024 . Staatsarchiv des Fürstentum Liechtenstein . de.
5. Web site: Parties in Liechtenstein 1921-1943. Prince and People: Liechtenstein Civics. School Office of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 13 February 2014. de. 2007.