The Gleiwitz Case

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.

Country:

East Germany

Genre:

Drama,

History,

Thriller

Duration:

64 minutes

Year:

1961

Director:

Gerhard Klein

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Company:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast:

Alfred Naujocks

Gestapochef Müller

KZ-Häftling

Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte

Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit

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