A paradummy is a military deception device first used in World War II, intended to imitate a drop of paratroop attackers. This can cause the enemy to...
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Radio, a school FM radio station in Northamptonshire, England Oscar (paradummy), American nickname for decoys dropped during the 1944 invasion of Normandy...
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A paradummy, of the sort dropped into Normandy during Operation Titanic...
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man overboard. 2. Nickname for a water rescue training dummy. See also paradummy. outboard 1. Situated outside the hull of a vessel. 2. Situated within...
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in World War II Deception planning Camouflage Operational units Decoys Paradummy Starfish site Double-Cross System Fictional units Allied American British...
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jumped in first, at which point they followed his example. The Rupert paradummies used in the film were far more elaborate and lifelike than those actually...
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Ciotat in 1944, American aircraft dropped hundreds of dummy paratroopers (paradummies) just north of La Ciotat, France. The goal of this operation was to divert...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Military deception Military dummy Dummy tank Paradummy Victor Jones Empty Fort Strategy "December of 1780". National Park Service...
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attracting missile and drone attacks. Military deception Military dummy Paradummy Quaker gun "E04935". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original...
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Jacques von Hämsterviel, from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise Rupert (paradummy), British nickname for decoys dropped during the 1944 invasion of Normandy...
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