Operation Fortitude
Fake blowup tank
Operation Fortitude was one of the most important operations in the success of D-Day.
In Operation Fortitude, the Allies used fake blowup tanks to trick the Germans and the Axis into thinking that they were real.
"To enhance the misleading effect, the Allies decide to build inflatable lures which, seen from a reconnaissance aircraft, are believed to be real units. The south-east landscape of England sees a large amount of fake tanks, transport vehicles and artillery, with painted marks of the 3rd Army commanded by the feared General Patton. In Harbors in the region of Dover, wood or rubber warships and cargoes take place. "
-http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/operation_fortitude.htm
The reason that this operation was so successful was because it misleaded the Axis, so they thought the invasion was there, so, they pretty much wasted their time thinking up a battle strategy.
In Operation Fortitude, the Allies used fake blowup tanks to trick the Germans and the Axis into thinking that they were real.
"To enhance the misleading effect, the Allies decide to build inflatable lures which, seen from a reconnaissance aircraft, are believed to be real units. The south-east landscape of England sees a large amount of fake tanks, transport vehicles and artillery, with painted marks of the 3rd Army commanded by the feared General Patton. In Harbors in the region of Dover, wood or rubber warships and cargoes take place. "
-http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/operation_fortitude.htm
The reason that this operation was so successful was because it misleaded the Axis, so they thought the invasion was there, so, they pretty much wasted their time thinking up a battle strategy.