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In 1987, when Łukasz Podolski was two years old, his family emigrated from Poland toWest Germany and was given Aussiedler status as a result of his paternal grandparents having German citizenship prior to WWII Gliwice had until 1945 been a part of Germany as Gleiwitz.
Lukas Podolski and the history of Upper Silesia | the POLSKI blog 2010
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Arms races, secret covert operations like the Gleiwitz incident in Germany and the Tonkin
U.S. Foreign Policy: Blinded by Self-Righteousness, Greed & Arrogance; Held Together with Stupidity 2009
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Just as the Poles fired on Wermacht troops from the Gleiwitz radio station?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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She was able to practice acting in Siegen, Gleiwitz (now Gliwice, Poland), Landshut and the theaters of Bavaria, something she always greatly appreciated.
Therese Giehse. 2009
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Even today most people do not know about the Gleiwitz incident.
Tin Hats, Truth, and Being Prepared for what will come. 2008
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The Gleiwitz incident took place on 31 August 1939.
Tin Hats, Truth, and Being Prepared for what will come. 2008
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I hope that our lawbreakers in congress know enough history to remember The Gleiwitz incident which was a staged attack on August 31st 1939 against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz.
Things Have Gotten So Crazy Now a Prankster Could Start World War III! 2008
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There can be few staged incidents so firmly locked in the collective memory of two nations as the attack on 31 August 1939 against the then German radio station in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia.
Not quite Gleiwitz Richard 2006
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In the end of August 1939 a group of seemingly Polish soldiers attacked the German border station in Gleiwitz and killed several German soldiers.
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It was carried out against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany.
Tin Hats, Truth, and Being Prepared for what will come. 2008
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