The Gleiwitz Case

6.9 (11 votes)• 1961• 64m•Released

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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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Languages: German

Director: Gerhard Klein

Starring Cast: Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Christoph Beyertt, Wolfgang Kalweit, Georg Leopold

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