Aug 23, 1961
64 min
Full-HD

The Gleiwitz Case (1961)

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.

Category

Drama History Thriller

Country

East Germany

Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Hannjo Hasse

Alfred Naujocks

Herwart Grosse

Gestapochef Müller

Hilmar Thate

KZ-Häftling

Christoph Beyertt

Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte

Wolfgang Kalweit

Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit

Georg Leopold

Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek

Heinz Behrens

Offizier

Rolf Ripperger

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