Gliwice Radio Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Wooden lattice tower |
Location | Gliwice, Poland |
Coordinates | 50°18′48″N 18°41′20″E / 50.31333°N 18.68889°E |
Completed | 1935 |
Height | 111 m (364.17 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Main contractor | Deutsche Reichspost |
Designated | 2017-03-15 |
Reference no. | Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 654[1] |
The Gliwice Radio Tower is a transmission tower in the Szobiszowice district of Gliwice, Upper Silesia, Poland. Nazi Germany staged a false flag attack on the tower in 1939, which was used as a pretext for invading Poland, beginning World War II.