This is the kind of thing they don’t make GI JOE characters of. This is a documentary about WW2 vets whos job it was to uses their art & performance as deception. Having done a movie loosely related to this sort of art as a weapon I was immediately intrigued. The filmmakers are still trying to raise money to complete the project. Check out the trailer then visit the ghost army website for more info.

“The mission of this top-secret unit was to create a traveling road show to deceive the Germans about the location and strength of American troops on battlefields across Europe. From Normandy to the Rhine, they staged 20 battlefield deceptions, employing an array of inflatables (tanks, trucks, jeeps, airplanes), sound trucks, phony radio transmissions and even playacting to fool the enemy. Like actors in a repertory theater, the men of the 23rd had to ask themselves with each mission: Who are we this week? Whats our story? Then they would put on a show, with the Nazis as their audience.”