The Ghost Army that Fooled the Nazis – A True Story

The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops

Did you know that some of the most important battles in World War II were fought with inflatable tanks, cardboard planes, and loudspeakers? In 1944, at the height of WWII, the Americans introduced a new unit to the battlefield – the 23^rd Headquarters Special Troops, AKA the “Ghost Army”. The 23^rd was comprised of 1,100 men, whose sole purpose was to deceive Axis commanders.

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