Operation Himmler

August 31, 1939 · Site

SS men staged fake Polish attacks on German border sites, such as the Gleiwitz radio station. Germany used them as an excuse to invade Poland.

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Before and after

Followed from
Jabłonków incident August 26, 1939

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Operation Himmler