The Gleiwitz Case

The Gleiwitz Case (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 31 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 (actor) 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