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The Gleiwitz Case

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Re-enacted true story of successful assault by Nazis, posing as Poles, on a German border radio station so that Hitler could "justify" thereby his invasion of Poland.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1961-08-23

Runtime: 64 mins

Director: Gerhard Klein

Writer: Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Günther Rücker

Spoken language: Deutsch

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Original title: The Gleiwitz Case

Production Companies: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Production Countries: East Germany

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