The Inflatable Tanks That Fooled Hitler

We all know inflatable castles exist, but have you ever heard of inflatable tanks?

During World War II, the Allies used many tactics to deceive Axis forces and protect their actual military plans. One such tactic was the creation of a ‘ghost army’: inflatable tanks, trucks, and other vehicles designed to deceive the Nazis into thinking that the Allies were attacking from a different location. These inflatable tanks were created by the British and American military and designed to look identical to real tanks, complete with camouflage and even fake exhaust pipes.

The ‘vehicles’ created the illusion of a large military presence, making it seem as if the Allies had more troops and vehicles than they actually did. This tactic was effective during the D-Day invasion, when the Allies used inflatable tanks to deceive the German military into thinking that the main invasion would take place at Calais, rather than Normandy.

What do you think? Did inflatable tanks play an important role in the success of the D-Day invasion? Let us know in the comments.

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[Pearloryx]

It even fooled Putler by building wooden fake HIMARS launchers and Russia ended up wasting their missiles on the decoy lol

[AnthonyOMulligan-yvcg]

My grandfather Martin worked on inflatable plane's and even fake Aerodromes. He was a WW1 veteran of the pioneer corp's, he showed up to volunteer October 39 after travelling from his home in Cork, Ireland. His brothers were WW1 veterans in their early served. As did many members of my Irish/Australian family we'd do it again.

[ChonkyFish_]

Can I buy one? I need to know for scientific reasons

[bettylaselli]

Wow! That was a great idea!
Excellent content, thanks for sharing.

[AloisAgos]

Bet these things would be fun to own as overcompensating lawn ornaments.

[Phalanx_A]

I guess this can be called the ghost division lol

[lordbertos]

With the way things are We are having to use these again due to inflation 😅

[anthonytristancaliwara]

D day is a suicide mission, Glory to allied forces ❤

[basicallyhim]

What happens if they shoot one and it popped they would know it was a decoy

[canadianrobloxian]

they said "we do a bit of trolling"

the troll:

[jeffreyhorvath]

They also sent Patton to command the ghost army

[DOI_ARTS]

I want a Sherman park in front of my lawn

[georgeley]

Deception during wartime is still used today as mentioned by another commenter.

[jzisers]

Ukraine had done the same tactics to fool the Ruzzians