Operation Gladio
military operation
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Summary
Operation Gladio is a NATO operation[1]. It draws 9,692 Wikipedia views per month (nato operation category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: Special Operations Executive[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Instance of: special forces[5], state terrorism[6], stay-behind[7]
- Founder: Antonio Segni[8]
- Operator: Western Union[9], NATO[10]
- Headquarters location: Rome[11]
- Location: Italy[12], Western Europe[13], Western Bloc[14]
- Commons category: Operation Gladio[15]
- Inception: November 26, 1956[16]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1990[17]
- Participant: Italy[18]
- Significant event: Piazza Fontana bombing[19], Bologna massacre[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Operation Gladio[21]
- Described at URL: https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Operation_Gladio[22]
- Facet of: Cold War[23]
- Described by source: NATO’s Secret Armies[24]
- Present in work: Numero Zero[25], Valley of the Wolves: Gladio[26]
- Different from: Special Warfare Department[27]
- Uses: psychological warfare[28], false flag[29]
- Time period: Years of Lead[30], Cold War[31]
- Significant person: Paolo Emilio Taviani[32], Giulio Andreotti[33], Vincenzo Vinciguerra[34], Mario Scelba[35]
- Has goal: delegitimisation[36]
Why It Matters
Operation Gladio has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]