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Aug 25, 2024 · Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II, a special exhibition created by the National World War II Museum, explores the story of a top-secret unit — the U.S. Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops — known as the “Ghost Army.”
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During World War II, they perfected battlefield deception to deceive German troops and safeguard the lives of thousands of Allied soldiers. The 23 rd Headquarters Special Troops included future famed artists Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly and Art Kane.
Mar 11, 2021 · In the days following Dunkirk, plans were put in place to organise guerrilla units that would disrupt an invading army as much as possible. The units, given the purposely ambiguous name of ‘Auxiliary Units’, were designed to carry out acts of sabotage and guerrilla warfare.
In March 2022, the National Veteran Memorial and Museum opened a highly anticipated exhibition, The Twenty-Year War: Our Next Greatest Generation by artist Beau Simmons and authors and U.S. Army Veterans, Dan Blakeley and Tom Amenta.
Aug 25, 2017 · This post highlights and describes the primary series of World War II unit records in NARA’s custody for each branch of service, with links to the series descriptions in the National Archives Catalog where available.
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