A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party. The term "false flag" originated in the 16th century as
A U.S. Douglas A-26C Invader painted in false Cuban Air Force livery depicting those used in the Bay of Pigs Invasion undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 in April 1961
Japanese experts inspect the scene of the "railway sabotage" on the South Manchurian Railway.
Operation Northwoods memorandum (13 March 1962)
The Mukden incident was a false flag event staged by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria. On September 18, 1931, Lieutenant Suemori Kawamoto of the Ind
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…Manchuria by blowing up a section of railway. Though the explosion was too weak to disrupt operations on the rail line, the Japanese nevertheless used the Mukden incident to seize Manchuria and create a puppet government in the form of the nominally independent state of Manchukuo. The Gleiwitz incident in 1939 involved…
Japanese troops entering Shenyang during the Mukden incident
Renault FT 17 tanks captured by the Japanese after the September 18th incident, September 19, 1931
Japanese soldiers of 29th Regiment on the Mukden West Gate