Gleiwitz incident
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title:
Gleiwitz incident
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The Gleiwitz 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. Prior to the invasion, Adolf Hitler gave a radio address condemning the acts and announcing German plans to attack Poland, which began the next morning. Despite the German government using the attack as a justifica
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description:
Staged attack by Nazi forces to begin the invasion of Poland in 1939
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleiwitz_incident
date created:
2003-10-14T17:59:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:49:58Z
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