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File:Gleiwitz Incident.jpg The Gleiwitz Incident was a false flag used by the Nazis as a casus belli for launching WWII.
1939 saw the begging of World War II after the Germans staged a false flag attack and used this as an excuse to invade Poland.

In 1939, World War II erupted in Europe.

World War II

German troops parade through Warsaw in 1939

German troops parade through Warsaw in 1939

Full article: World War II

After the Gleiwitz Incident, Nazi Germany invaded Poland.