Gleiwitz incident

Quand

31 août 1939

Type

Opération militaire

Morts

1

Coordonnées

50.31° N, 18.69° E

Description

1939 staged attack by Nazi forces

Staged attack by Nazi forces to invade Poland

The Gleiwitz incident, or Gliwice incident, was a false flag attack on the radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz staged by Nazi Germany on the night of 31 August 1939. Along with some two dozen similar incidents, the attack was manufactured by Germany as a casus belli to justify the invasion of Poland.

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