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The Gleiwitz Case

The Gleiwitz Case

Gerhard Klein

1961

  • Drama
  • History
  • Thriller
6.9

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.

Cast & crew

  • Gerhard KleinDirector
  • Hannjo HasseAlfred Naujocks
  • Herwart GrosseGestapochef Müller
  • Hilmar ThateKZ-Häftling
  • Christoph BeyerttVolksdeutscher Franz Sitte
  • Wolfgang KalweitVolksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
  • Georg LeopoldVolksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek
  • Heinz BehrensOffizier
  • Rolf Ripperger

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