Frontist movement

The Frontist movement (German: Frontenbewegung), also known as Frontisms, Frontists or Fröntlers, was Switzerland's parallel movement to National Socialism in the German Reich and to fascism in Italy. Since 1930, tendencies had been growing in the Swiss Confederation that called for a renewal of the country on a nationalistic basis. Liberal and individual rights were to be restricted in favor of a stronger emphasis on the community. However, the Frontenbewegung – in contrast to German National Socialism or Italian fascism – always remained marginal. The most influential group within the fragmented and very diverse Frontenbewegung was the National Front, which was inspired by Italian fascism. The name “Frontenbewegung” comes from the fact that most of these groups had the word front in their name. The Front Movement als had its own leader's salute, called Harus!