The Ghost Army refers to two units that used inflatable equipment, sound effects, radio trickery, and other deceptions to draw enemy forces away from American units, saving an estimated 30,000 lives.
The elite group, known officially as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, risked their lives to draw fire away from fellow soldiers involved in the actual fighting, the Washington Times reported.
The unit was created by Col. Billy Harris and Maj. Ralph Ingersoll, both American military planners, who put together a curated group of "artists, engineers, professional soldiers, and draftees, including famed artists such as fashion designer Bill Blass, painter Ellsworth Kelly, and photographer Art Kane," according to the National World War II Museum website.
The Ghost Army staged more than 20 deception operations in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, according to the"Its complement was more theatrical than military," the website stated. "It was like a traveling road show that went up and down the front lines impersonating the real fighting outfits."
In 2016, two lawmakers said the Ghost Army’s battlefield exploits in the months after D-Day deserved recognition and introduced "The Ghost Army Gold Medal Act."
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