D-Day's Parachuting Dummies & Inflatable Tanks

The Germans knew that at some stage the Allies would launch a cross-Channel invasion, but they were unsure of exactly where or when it would take place. As a crucial part of their preparations for D-Day, the Allies developed a deception plan to draw attention away from Normandy.

Parachuting - Wikipedia

The Top-Secret WWII Unit That Fooled the Nazis

Weapons of Mass Deception by Rick Beyer (Works That Work magazine)

Decoys and dummies can help to win wars

D-Day and the battle for Normandy (photos) - CNET

D-Day: Decoys and Dummies -- Elinor Florence

Parachute landings hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Invasion of Normandy - Dummy Sherman

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