The Gleiwitz Case

The Gleiwitz Case (1961)

Der Fall Gleiwitz

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.

Date of release
1961-08-23
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 4m
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Director
Gerhard Klein

Casting

Interesting facts

The Gleiwitz Case is an East German war film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1961. The plot was reconstructed exactly according to the statements of SS-Man Alfred Naujocks before British authorities at the Nuremberg trials.

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