New exhibit at Illinois Holocaust Museum reveals untold story of World War II: the

CHICAGO (CBS) — It is an unbelievable a part of World Struggle II historical past that many individuals do not know; a bunch referred to as the “Ghost Military,” establishing elaborate ruses to idiot the Nazis in regards to the location and measurement of Allied forces.

CBS 2’s Shardaa Grey exhibits how one can be taught all about these well-regarded con artists on the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie. 

“‘Ghost Military: the Fight Con Artists of World Struggle II’ tells the story of the twenty third Headquarters Particular Troops of the U.S. Military, which was the primary cellular, multi-media tactical deception unit in U.S. Military historical past,” stated Kelley Szany, the museum’s vice chairman of schooling and exhibitions.

The exhibit particulars 22 large-scale deceptions launched by the Ghost Military, from Normandy to the Rhine River, between D-Day and the tip of the struggle.

“Right here, you may come to the exhibit, and you’ll play the completely different sound results. As an illustration, what the tanks would possibly sound like rolling in,” Szany stated.

If you come to the Ghost Military exhibit on the Holocaust Museum, you may see inflatable replicas, reminiscent of an M7 Priest tank, which is about 80 p.c in measurement of the particular tank that was utilized in World Struggle II.

The Ghost Military had one objective: deceive Hitler’s forces and their allies.

“Finally, the liberation of Europe, and thereby the tip of Holocaust, the liberation of the camps, and different locations that have been occupied by the Nazis, would not have come with out the lads that have been a part of this unit,” Szany stated.

President Joe Biden signed a invoice in February that awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of “a touring roadshow of deception” that constructed inflatable tanks and vehicles to trick the Germans.

“It took nicely over 40, 50 years for this story to be acknowledged,” Szany stated.

The Ghost Military exhibition opens Thursday and closes on Jan. 2, 2023.