How a False Flag Sparked World War Two: The Gleiwitz Incident Explained

[babylonsister]

I have a friend of Latvian descent who is extremely worried pooty will start a nuclear war. She posted this so thought I'd share.

How a False Flag Sparked World War Two: The Gleiwitz Incident Explained
Cassie Pope
31 Aug 2018
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In the days prior to the German invasion of Poland in 1939, the Nazis initiated a campaign designed to persuade the international community that Germany was the victim of Polish aggression. Adolf Hitler intended to use this aggression to justify the invasion.

In the German press, reports appeared claiming that German nationals living in Poland had been subjected to torture. But something more eye-catching was needed to convince the world of Poland’s provocation.

In early August, Schutzstaffel (SS) leader Reinhard Heydrich had gathered together a select number of SS officers at a hotel in Gleiwitz. He informed them of a plan to stage a series of border incidents – so called “false flag” operations.

By 31 August, German tanks were massed on the Polish border and the SS – with assistance from the Abwehr (German intelligence) – put its plan into action.

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https://www.historyhit.com/gleiwitz-incident-explained/

[Silent3]

1. This is definitely applicable to what Putin is doing now in Ukraine

But in both cases, I don't think any event could be said to have "sparked" either war. The Germans before, and the Russians now, were determined to wage war no matter what. Any trumped-up pretext would do, and even without that, simple naked aggression without false pretext would have ensued.