Operation Himmler

When

31 Aug 1939

Kind

Event

Coordinates

50.31° N, 18.69° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Operation Himmler.

Operation Himmler: Nazi German troops posing as Poles stage a series of false flag operations on the border (including the Gleiwitz incident), giving a pretext for the invasion of Poland.

1939 false-flag operations by Germany against Poland

Operation Himmler, also called Operation Konserve, consisted of a group of 1939 false flag operations planned by Nazi Germany to give the appearance of Polish aggression against Germany. The Germans then used propaganda reports of the events to justify their invasion of Poland, which started on 1 September 1939.

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