Gleiwitz incident
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The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gleiwitz incident canonical | 10 |
| German–Polish border incidents | 1 |
| Gleiwitz radio station attack | 1 |
| Gliwice incident | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Gleiwitz incident Context triple: [Invasion of Poland, precededBy, Gleiwitz incident]
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A.
Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland was the 1939 German and Soviet military campaign that triggered the start of World War II in Europe.
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B.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
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C.
Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed 1923 coup attempt by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Munich that, despite its collapse, helped propel Hitler to national prominence in Germany.
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D.
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was a 1939 non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that secretly divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, paving the way for the outbreak of World War II.
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E.
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major 1944 armed insurrection by the Polish resistance against Nazi German occupation, aiming to liberate Warsaw before the Soviet advance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gleiwitz incident Target entity description: The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
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A.
Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland was the 1939 German and Soviet military campaign that triggered the start of World War II in Europe.
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B.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
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C.
Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed 1923 coup attempt by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Munich that, despite its collapse, helped propel Hitler to national prominence in Germany.
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D.
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was a 1939 non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that secretly divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, paving the way for the outbreak of World War II.
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E.
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major 1944 armed insurrection by the Polish resistance against Nazi German occupation, aiming to liberate Warsaw before the Soviet advance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
false flag operation
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historical event ⓘ propaganda event ⓘ staged attack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gleiwitz radio station attack
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Gleiwitz incident ⓘ
surface form:
Gliwice incident
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| category |
Events preceding World War II
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Nazi war crimes ⓘ Political deception ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| date | 1939-08-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland on 1939-09-01
|
| hasLanguageOfBroadcast |
German
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of false flag operation in modern warfare
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key propaganda element in Nazi justification for war ⓘ |
| location |
Germany
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Gleiwitz radio station ⓘ
surface form:
Gleiwitz
Gleiwitz radio station ⓘ Prussian Silesia ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Silesia
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| mediaTypeInvolved | radio broadcast ⓘ |
| method |
broadcast of anti-German statements in Polish
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seizure of a German radio station ⓘ use of murdered prisoners as fake Polish attackers ⓘ |
| orderedBy |
HeinrichHimmler
ⓘ
surface form:
Heinrich Himmler
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| organizedBy | Alfred Naujocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nazi German operations against Poland
ⓘ
Operation Himmler ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Gestapo
ⓘ
SS ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
ReinhardHeydrich
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surface form:
Reinhard Heydrich
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| pretextFor | Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to fabricate Polish aggression against Germany
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to justify German military action against Poland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Invasion of Poland
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Nazi propaganda ⓘ Operation Himmler ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| result |
German propaganda claim of Polish attack
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international misrepresentation of Polish responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
eve of World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| usedAsPretextFor |
Invasion of Poland
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surface form:
German invasion of Poland
outbreak of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| victim | concentration camp prisoners ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
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Subject: Gleiwitz incident Description of subject: The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
Referenced by (13)
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