The Gleiwitz Case

Original title: Der Fall Gleiwitz
Duration: 64 min
Release date: 1961-08-23
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To justify their invasion of Poland at the start of WWII, Nazi high command hatches a secret plan: six Polish men from an SS training camp are sent on a special mission to the town of Gleiwitz, to fake a Polish raid on Germany. The ‘provoked’ Germans will thus launch a ‘counterattack’ on Poland.

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Der Fall Gleiwitz

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