Liechtenstein Homeland Service

Liechtenstein Homeland Service (German: Liechtensteiner Heimatdienst, LHD) was a political party in Liechtenstein that advocated corporate statism and the abolition of party politics.[1]

Liechtenstein Homeland Service
Liechtensteiner Heimatdienst
AbbreviationLHD
Founded1933 (1933)
Dissolved1936 (1936)
Merged intoPatriotic Union
NewspaperStimme für heimische Wirtschaft, Kultur und Volkstum
(Voice for local business, culture and folklore)
IdeologyCorporate statism
Nazism
Political positionFar-right
[1]

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.[1] 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]

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