Ah yes, and pack-away Spitfires and Hurricanes as well.
It *was* effective, along with other disinformation like bombing rail and
road links twice as heavily around Calais as in Normandy, Hitler reputedly
delayed sending reinforcements from the north to the south for two days
after D-day so convinced was he that it was a feint. By then ...
Paul.
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I was referring to the rubber tanks assembled as part of Fortitude
South, the build up of fake military material intended to give the
impression that the D Day landing site would be the Pas de Calais.
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