The Gleiwitz Case
movie

Released August 23, 1961
Overview
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.
Cast

Hannjo Hasse
as
Alfred Naujocks

Herwart Grosse
as
Gestapochef Müller

Hilmar Thate
as
KZ-Häftling

Christoph Beyertt
as
Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte
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Wolfgang Kalweit
as
Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
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Georg Leopold
as
Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek

Heinz Behrens
as
Offizier
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Rolf Ripperger
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Rudolf Woschiek
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Manfred Günther

Rolf Ludwig

Margarete Taudte

