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jmspring 47 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem

The allies also had low tech solutions that helped greatly. One such example is the Ghost Army which used decoys and the like to make it look like there was a large force.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/traveling-e...

Last week, surviving members of the Ghost Army were honored in DC being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/21/1239871379/ghost-army-congres...

polishdude20 47 days ago [–]

Reminds me of the time the allies literally dropped half sized fake soldiers from planes before Dunkirk or something like that.

vt102 40 days ago | [–]

Right before D-Day: https://youtu.be/tm2oewPDwpw

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