A further major component of the armed resistance consisted of individuals and groups motivated by anti-communist convictions and persuaded that only an armed engagement could contain increasing terror and prevent an irrevocable communist takeover. Some of the resistance groups were led by ex-army officers and acted in a more coordinated and planned way.
The armed resistance also included components motivated by anti-communism, which held that only direct confrontation could halt the escalating terror and prevent a permanent communist takeover. Certain resistance groups, led by ex-military personnel, operated with greater organization and planning.