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Episode 175: Broadcast from Nowhere – The Gleiwitz Incident
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August 31, 1939: a voice crackles over the airwaves: “This is Gliwice. The station is in Polish hands.”
By dawn, German tanks are rolling across the border. But the so-called attack was a performance, complete with props, corpses, and propaganda. Join us as we uncover the Gleiwitz Incident, the staged spark that set Europe on fire.
242 episodes
Manage episode 508087087 series 1248264
August 31, 1939: a voice crackles over the airwaves: “This is Gliwice. The station is in Polish hands.”
By dawn, German tanks are rolling across the border. But the so-called attack was a performance, complete with props, corpses, and propaganda. Join us as we uncover the Gleiwitz Incident, the staged spark that set Europe on fire.
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