![]() ![]() ![]() The Ghost Army was split into three "task forces." X was made up of 200 men who needed to fool the German commanders into thinking they were not only holding a perimeter but moving into place in preparation for an attack. The Ghost Army Legacy Project says they stepped in to the very active combat zone to impersonate two 6th Armored Division tank battalions with inflatables (like the one pictured), who had actually withdrawn from the area and been moved elsewhere. There were three American divisions stationed there. It wasn't long after they finished in Maryland that they were assigned to the Ghost Army and sent off to Europe to work their magic. Sounds unlikely? They absolutely did it by strategically covering parts of the compound with camouflage netting and painting other parts so that from the air, it would look like the factory was simply part of the countryside. Martin aircraft factory (which built the bomber pictured) disappear. They were sent to Middle River, Md., and were tasked with making the Glenn L. According to Ghost Army, there was a very real fear that German forces would strike on the mainland United States, with military installations and factories deemed the most likely targets.Įnter the 603rd. It was a large-scale magic trick done for a very good reason. Then, they were put right to work - it was the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion Special that was told to make an aircraft factory disappear. The Smithsonian says they got their training at Fort Meade, and that included learning the basic art of camouflage. ![]()
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