The "Ghost Army" of WWII
Simon Whistler · November 2, 2024 · 13 min video
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Picture the scenario in an active conflict, wherein one side finds their forces overstretch and exposed at certain points in an offensive. Let's say, for example, a unit which has suffered heavy casualties or which is undergunned and therefore vulnerable to attack or counterattack by the opposing force.
Such a scenario, quite common in modern and in historic warfare, can upend even the best laid strategies for a military operation, risking the success of an entire mission and putting the lives of those part of it at risk, in such a case, the military strategist responsible for the unit must have contingency plans of some sort to account for the weakness.
So what if they just pretend? Crazy as it might sound, the art of deception is a common strategy used in warfare.
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