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==Historical Examples from Various Governments== | ==Historical Examples from Various Governments== | ||
== | ==The Gleiwitz Incident (1939)== | ||
* Overview: A staged attack by Nazi forces on a German radio station, designed to look like a Polish aggression. | * Overview: A staged attack by Nazi forces on a German radio station, designed to look like a Polish aggression. | ||
* Purpose: Used as a pretext for Germany to invade Poland, thus beginning World War II. | * Purpose: Used as a pretext for Germany to invade Poland, thus beginning World War II. |