The Gleiwitz IncidentA false flag operation is a covert mission designed and carried out in such a w
The Gleiwitz IncidentA false flag operation is a covert mission designed and carried out in such a way that it appears that an enemy force or foreign power conducted it. The purpose of a false flag op is to make another nation seem guilty of some crime or no good dirty deed as a pretext for war, or perhaps a better bargaining position at the negotiation table. Perhaps the most notable false flag mission operation was the Gleiwitz Incident, conducting by the Germans in 1939, thus kicking off World War II.By late August of 1939, it was quite clear that Germany was going to invade Poland. German armies were amassing at the border and Hitler’s demands for Polish territory grew stronger. However, the Germans didn’t want to appear as if they were the aggressors. Thus, Gestapo Chief Heinrich Muller and Security Chief Reinhard Heydrich formulated a plan called Operation Himmler, a campaign to conduct false flag operations along the German border which cast blame on the Poles.The centerpiece of Operation Himmler consisted of an attack on a radio station near Gleiwitz. On the night of August 31st a group of German soldiers disguised in Polish Army uniforms stormed the Gleiwitz radio station. Led by SS Major Alfred Naujocks, the men took control of the station, then broadcasted an anti-German message in Polish. Along with them they brought a German man named Franciszek Honiok, who was dressed as a Polish saboteur, along with a handful of Dachau prisoners dressed in Polish uniforms. The men were drugged to make them compliant, then shot on the scene, their bodies left behind to give the appearance that they had been killed in a gun battle. Their faces were smashed with rifle butts to make their identification impossible. At the same time, several other similar acts were conducted, such as German soldiers dressed in Polish uniforms burning German houses, and the broadcasting of fake Polish propaganda messages on the radio. While Operation Himmler was a success in practice, it had little affect on the world’s view of Germany and their reputation as aggressors. The very next day, September 1st, 1939, the German Wehrmacht invaded Poland. -- source link
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