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.^[1]

The Gleiwitz Case
Directed by	Gerhard Klein
Written by	Wolfgang Kohlhaase Günther Rücker
Starring	Hannjo Hasse
Release date	22 April 1961 (1961-04-22)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	East Germany
Language	German

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 [de] 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