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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-08-13 and was most recently seen on 2026-08-13.
A stay-behind operation is one where a country places secret operatives or organizations in its own territory, for use in case of a later enemy occupation. The stay-behind operatives would then form the basis of a resistance movement, and act as spies from behind enemy lines. Small-scale operations may cover discrete areas, but larger stay-behind operations envisage reacting to the conquest of whole countries.
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