Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from a paper in French published in Défense & Sécurité Internationale (DSI).In a black-and-white photo seen in many books and newspapers to illustrate the deception integral to the D-Day invasion, four men carry a 30-ton Sherman tank near what seems to be a barrack. This famous image is bizarre. Of course, what it shows is an inflatable tank, a decoy that was used in the vast and complex deception operation around the 1944 Normandy landings. Land tactical decoys are dummy equipment like armored vehicles, bridging capabilities, artillery pieces, and radars or installations (buildings, … Continue reading To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare
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To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare
Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from a paper in French published in Défense & Sécurité Internationale (DSI).In a black-and-white photo seen in many books and newspapers to illustrate the deception integral to the D-Day invasion, four men carry a 30-ton Sherman tank near what seems to be a barrack. This famous image is bizarre. Of course, what it shows is an inflatable tank, a decoy that was used in the vast and complex deception operation around the 1944 Normandy landings. Land tactical decoys are dummy equipment like armored vehicles, bridging capabilities, artillery pieces, and radars or installations (buildings, … Continue reading To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare