World War II was started with a false flag operation by the Nazis. Called Operation Himmler, it consisted of a score of actions designed to create the appearance that Poland was engaging in agression against Germany. One such action was the Gleiwitz Incident of August 31, 1939, in which German operatives led by Alfred Naujocks seized the radio station at Gleiwitz in order to broadcast messages in Polish urging Poles in Silesia to attack Germans. The goal was to make it appear that Polish saboteurs were attempting to foment aggression against Germans.