Masked Men Military Gear Military Police Military Weapons Specialођ The ghost army is credited with saving approximately 15,000 30,000 american lives during world war ii. despite their heroic efforts, however, they were never formally honored by the government, due to the classified nature of their work. as such, they were unable to publicly speak of their exploits during the war. The ghost army was a united states army tactical deception unit during world war ii officially known as the 23rd headquarters special troops. [ 1][ 2] the 1,100 man unit was given a unique mission: to deceive hitler's forces and mislead them as to the size and location of allied forces, while giving the actual units elsewhere time to maneuver. [ 3].
Masked Men Military Gear Military Weapons Armas Wallpaper Ghost Men from company d of the 603rd camouflage engineers, the unit that handled visual deception for the 23rd the ghost army legacy project. as for the men who served, some remained in the military. A secretive us army unit was honoured on thursday, 80 years after their special effects saved tens of thousands of lives during world war two. the group received the congressional gold medal, the. Known as the “ ghost army ,” the top secret unit waged war using inflatable tanks and weapons, fake radio traffic, sound effects, even phony generals—all to fool the enemy into thinking that the army was bigger, better armed, or in a different place than it was. activated on january 20, 1944, the 23rd was the first mobile, multimedia. Ghost army member freddy fox described his unit as “a traveling road show that went up and down the front lines impersonating the real fighting outfits.” from d day to the battle of the bulge.
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