The group tricked the Third Reich with deceptive battlefield tactics. With the so-called "Ghost Army," its World War II mission of fooling the enemy was so secret because most of the people who knew ...

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Members of the so-called "Ghost Army" used inflatable tanks, phony uniforms, fake rumors and special effects to deceive German forces during World War II, diverting attention from larger units and ...

Three of the seven known surviving members of a secret group during World War II are set to accept Congressional Gold Medals on Thursday. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will host the three members of ...

On Feb. 1, President Joe Biden signed into law the "Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act," which awards the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the "‘Ghost Army,’ in recognition of their unique ...

Weeks after the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy, the young men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops encountered D-Day’s lingering carnage as they waded ashore. Bloated bodies churned in the ...

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