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Saw an article in today's paper & thought it was interesting.www.taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/ghost-army-wwii/
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WWII Ghost Army
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Doug - thanks for posting that. Still blows my mind that the Germans never caught on to that sham. You'd think at least one German undercover agent would have noticed something and "spilled the beans". Thank heaven it worked - an incredibly complex deception at all levels.
"One morning an English farmer could see that sometime overnight a column of Sherman tanks had parked on his field. One of his bulls also noticed the American tanks and was eyeing one of them warily. Suddenly, the bull lunged. The farmer braced himself for the sight of one of his prized bovines cracking its skull against armor plating.
The bull struck the tank at top speed, and with a lazy hiss of air, the Sherman deflated into a pile of olive-drab rubber sheeting. The bull and the farmer had stumbled onto one of the most elaborate deceptions in the history of warfare: the creation of a phantom army to divert attention from the real Allied army poised to invade France in the spring of 1944."
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Was Gen. Patton put in charge of the "fake army" project, as punishment by Eisenhower after Patton's behavior with some PTSD troops?
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"One morning an English farmer could see that sometime overnight a column of Sherman tanks had parked on his field. One of his bulls also noticed the American tanks and was eyeing one of them warily. Suddenly, the bull lunged. The farmer braced himself for the sight of one of his prized bovines cracking its skull against armor plating.
The bull struck the tank at top speed, and with a lazy hiss of air, the Sherman deflated into a pile of olive-drab rubber sheeting. The bull and the farmer had stumbled onto one of the most elaborate deceptions in the history of warfare: the creation of a phantom army to divert attention from the real Allied army poised to invade France in the spring of 1944."
Patton's Ghost Army - D-Day Deception - America in WWII mag
The army General George Patton fielded for the 1944 Normandy D-Day Invasion was unlike any other. It was a complete and unabashed fake.
Was Gen. Patton put in charge of the "fake army" project, as punishment by Eisenhower after Patton's behavior with some PTSD troops?
Tom M.
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Did the movie Ben Afleck was making ever come out? The trailer said 2013.
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hmmm - looks like it's still in the works.
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Beyer's documentary "Ghost Army" on the same subject was released several years ago.
Ben Affleck will bring WW2 'Ghost Army' to the big screen
Ben Affleck will direct and star in "Ghost Army," a movie about the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops who tricked the Nazis in the weeks leading up to D-Day in 1944.The film features a screenplay by "True Detective" creator Nic Pizzolatto,…
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Ben Affleck is making a movie about the secret Army unit that tricked Nazis into chasing 'ghost armies' during WWII
Ben Affleck will star and direct "Ghost Army" a new World War II movie about the artists and engineers who pulled off one of the greatest acts of deception in military history.
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Beyer's documentary "Ghost Army" on the same subject was released several years ago.