This provocation was the best-known of several actions in Operation Himmler, a Nazi Germany SS project to create the appearance of Polish aggression against Germany, which would be used to justify the subsequent invasion of Poland.
This provocation was the best-known of several actions in Operation Himmler to create the appearance of Polish aggression against Germany. Operation Himmler was a Nazi Germany SS project. Germany would be used to justify the subsequent invasion of Poland.