Affective tacticts are always copied or adapted. I believe it was the Germans who first dropped staw dummies by parachute in 1939 or 1940, so of course the allies tried it and created inflatables... Seems like I recall other inflatable pops, (tanks and such), along with loud recordings were also used before D-day to help hide the real position of troops... that was on a PBS show about D-day I believe. Keith Bailey > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sue woelkers" <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:11 PM > Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 > > > > my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a > friend. > > > > On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies > behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to > believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were > distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took > out the Germans. > > > > Any truth to this story? > > > > Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. > > > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html > > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, > subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. > Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what > country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: > 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > >