The Gleiwitz Case
# The Gleiwitz Case

The Gleiwitz Case (German: Der Fall Gleiwitz) is an East German war film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1961. The plot was reconstructed exactly according to the statements of SS-Man Alfred Naujocks before British authorities at the Nuremberg trials.

## Plot

The film depicts the Gleiwitz incident from 31st August, 1939, a false flag attack on a German radio station staged by the SS. The fake attack was carried out to justify the Invasion of Poland as a defensive attack before the international community.

## Cast

* Hannjo Hasse as Alfred Helmut Naujocks
* Christoph Bayertt as Franz Sitte
* Wolfgang Kalweit as Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit
* Georg Leopold as Franz Wyczorek
* Herwart Grosse as Heinrich Müller
* Rolf Ripperger as Bieratzki
* Manfred Günther as Kühnel
* Rudolf Woschiek as Tutzauer
* Hilmar Thate as Sachsenhausen inmate
* Rolf Ludwig as SS doctor
* Friedrich Richter as Jewish professor
* Günter Naumann as SS man
* Paul-Dolf Neis as SD chief in Gleiwitz
* Werner Dissel as teacher
