| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Details of Formation: | Gladio was established after World War II by Western intelligence agencies. |
| Details of Termination: | A source suggests that the group was terminated late 1990. |
| Purpose: | The stay-behind paramilitary group was intended as a fighting force to counter a possible Warsaw Pact invasion. It was meant to conduct guerilla warfare and sabotage activities. The PGM in Britain also trained other groups in the European Gladio network. |
| Organisation: | The PGM was coordinated by NATO and run by the military secret services in close cooperation with the CIA and British Secret Intelligence Service. |
| Weapons and Training: | The group trained with the US Green Berets and the British Special Air Services (SAS) and was equipped from underground arms caches. |
| Size: | -- |
| Reason for Membership: | -- |
| Treatment of Civilians: | -- |
| Other Information: | There was a joint operation with Belgium in 1990. The network of groups may have some semi-official status within the intelligence community. But this status is not recognized but instead hidden even from some domestic governments and prime ministers. The groups were ultimately answerable to NATO-CIA rather than domestic governments in event of attack by Warsaw Pact. |
| References: |
Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD. Wikipedia. “Operation Gladio.” https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Gladio&oldid=835600108 |