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Gladio - Stay-behind Organisations in Europe
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The Cold War started immediately at the end of WWII and would last until the
fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. During this period of great tension between
East and West, most European countries developed an underground army of
secretly trained agents that would stay-behind in the event of an invasion
by the Russians. The task of the stay-behind organisation was to pass important
information to the government(s) in exile and to carry out sabotage activities.
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This secret stay-behind organisation is often
called Gladio
after the Italian variant of this secret army. The actual name of the
organisation varies between countries, for example in Switzerland, it was
called Projekt-26
whilst in The Netherlands they went under the name O&I
(Operatiën en Inlichtingen: Operations and Intelligence).
In many countries the organisation was renamed several times over the years.
Gladio radio sets described in this section:
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European spy radio sets used by stay-behind organisations and special forces:
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Gladio in The Netherlands
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In the Netherlands a secret stay-behind origanisation was formed just after
WWII had ended. For many years, this organisation was known as O&I
(Operatiën en Inlichtingen: Operations and Intelligence). It is, however,
often called Gladio by the public.
The following radio sets are known to have been in use by the Dutch Gladio
organisation:
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