This provocation was the best known of several actions in Operation Himmler , a Nazi LOCATION@1 SS project to create the appearance of MISC@1 aggression against LOCATION@1 , which would be used to justify the subsequent invasion of LOCATION@2 .

This attack along with other MISC@2 activities was used to create the appearance of MISC@1 aggression against LOCATION@1 and justify the subsequent invasion that started MISC@3 .
