The Gleiwitz Case

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The Gleiwitz Case ★★ Der Fall Gleiwitz; The Affair Gleiwitz 1961

A reconstruction of an actual event. On August 31, 1939, six Germans living in Poland are selected for a secret mission: to take over a radio transmitter near Gleiwitz on the GermanPolish border. Under the command of an SS officer, the attack will appear to come from Polish insurgents and thus jus tify the Nazi invasion of Poland. German with subtitles. 70m/B DVD . GE Hilmar Thate, Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, Georg Leopold; D: Gerhard Klein; W: Wolfgang Kohlaas, Gunther Ruckev; C: Jan Curik; M: Kurt Scheaen.

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