Gliwice Radio Station
On August 31, 1939, at 8:00 p.m., Sturmbannführer Alfred Naujocks of the German security service gave the signal to begin a secret operation. Leading a group of criminal convicts disguised in Polish uniforms, he carried out an attack on the German radio station in Gliwice on Tarnogórska Street (Tarnowitzer Strasse). That same night, German radio announced to the world that Germany had been treacherously attacked by the Polish army. This whole charade, called “Operation Himmler,” served as a pretext for Germany to attack Poland. This is how the Second World War began.It is also the tallest wooden structure in Europe and at the same time the tallest wooden tower in the world, measuring 111 meters in height.
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