The Ghost Army (1 Viewer)

[Denver]

Last night, PBS had an interesting program on the Ghost Army in WW2.

 

[The Military Workshop]

Last night, PBS had an interesting program on the Ghost Army in WW2.

Thanks for the heads up.

Had never heard of this so hopefully will be on TV down under.

Intro para from Wiki

The Ghost Army was a United States Army tactical deception unit during World War II, officially known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops. The 1,100-man unit was given a unique mission within the Army: to impersonate other U.S. Army units to deceive the enemy. From a few weeks after D-Day, when they landed in France, until the end of the war, they put on a traveling road show, using inflatable tanks, sound trucks, phony radio transmissions and playacting. They staged more than 20 battlefield deceptions, often operating very close to the front lines. Their mission was kept secret until 1996, and elements of it remain classified.[1] The unit was the subject of a PBS documentary The Ghost Army in 2013.[2]

Brett

 

[Peter Reuss]

If you have Amazon Prime you can stream this for free.

Definitely worth a look. I hadn't realized how active they were in France.