They became known as the ‘Ghost Army’. They carried out more than 20 missions, perhaps their most famous, on D-Day, was called “Operation Fortitude.” ...

Where was the ghost army on D-Day? On D-Day June 6, 1944, Anderson's unit set up the ghost army in England to make the Allied forces look even larger than they really were, he said.

Members of the super-secret Ghost Army were masters of illusion, tricking German troops during the vicious fighting that followed D-Day during World War II. They were artists, designers, actors.

Tommy Anderson of Dover, who helped the Allies win World War II as a soldier in the "ghost army," died Aug. 1 at age 102.

Deception played a big part in the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. From dummy tanks and landing craft to the creation of a “ghost army,” these are some of the remarkable tactics ...

The Ghost Army performed 22 missions beginning about two weeks after D-Day, exaggerating the size of the American forces as they pushed further into Europe.

Plate of Peas Production/YouTube Arriving in France just after the D-Day invasion, the Ghost Army set to work creating numerous illusions both on and off the battlefield. On the battlefield, the ...

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Formed a few months before D-Day, the Ghost Army’s job was to fool Germans about the location of American forces.

George Dramis is a World War II veteran of the long-classified "Ghost Army" that faked the whereabouts of U.S. Army divisions in the days after the D-Day invasion at Normandy in 1944 is seen ...

Formed a few months before D-Day, the Ghost Army’s job was to fool Germans about the location of American forces.

The Army that Never Was: D-Day and the Great Deception, by Taylor Downing (Icon Books, £25 ) is out now. For free UK P&P, visit expressbookshop.com or call Express Bookshop on 020 3176 3832 ...