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.
A significant additional element of the armed resistance comprised individuals and groups driven by anti-communist sentiments, who believed that only a confrontational approach could counter rising terror and prevent an irreversible communist seizure. Some of these resistance groups were led by former military officers and exhibited more coordinated and deliberate tactics.