
To justify their invasion of Poland at the start of WWII, Nazi high command hatches a secret plan: six Polish men from an SS training camp are sent on a special mission to the town of Gleiwitz, to fake a Polish raid on Germany. The ‘provoked’ Germans will thus launch a ‘counterattack’ on Poland.
| Release Date | August 23, 1961 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Der Fall Gleiwitz | |
| Runtime | 1h 4min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | German | |
| Original Language | German | |
| Production Countries | East Germany | |
| Production Companies | DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme | |