The Gleiwitz Case

Name: The Gleiwitz Case
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1961-08-23
Duration: 1 h 4 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Hilmar Thate, Christoph Beyertt, Wolfgang Kalweit

August 23, 1961
Directed by
Gerhard Klein

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.