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Pacific 1944

The Ghost Army Inflatable Tank Deception

📍 Normandy

The US 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used inflatable tanks, sound trucks, and fake radio signals to convince German intelligence that the invasion would come at Calais. The unit included fashion designer Bill Blass and artist Ellsworth Kelly. Their existence remained classified until 1996.

Sources

National Archives