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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.
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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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Genre:Drama, History, Thriller
Written By:Günther Rücker, Wolfgang Kohlhaase
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Runtime:64 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Gerhard Klein
Director
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
Rudolf Woschiek
Manfred Günther
Rolf Ludwig
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