'Operation Gladio'

Originally aired on BBC2 in 1992, 'Operation Gladio' reveals 'Gladio', the secret state-sponsored terror network operating in Europe.

This BBC series is about a far-right secret army, operated by the CIA and MI6 through NATO, which killed hundreds of innocent Europeans and attempted to blame the deaths on Baader Meinhof, Red Brigades and other left wing groups. Known as 'stay-behinds' these armies were given access to military equipment which was supposed to be used for sabotage after a Soviet invasion. Instead it was used in massacres across mainland Europe as part of a CIA Strategy of Tension. Gladio killing sprees in Belgium and Italy were carried out for the purpose of frightening the national political classes into adopting U.S. policies.

Director:Allan Frankovich

Gladio Formation:
26/11/1956
Dissolved:
27/071990
Type:
Stay-behind paramilitary organization
Legal status:Defunct
Purpose:Defense of Europe from invasion by Warsaw Pact
HQ:Rome, Italy
Region:Europe
Methods:
Paramilitary/Clandestine
Affiliations:Western Union
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (NATO)