The Ghost Army | Season 2024 | Episode 1 - PBS
WEBMay 15, 2024 · The Ghost Army was ordered to make a mad dash across France to lend a hand to General George Patton's Third Army. In Patton's haste to capture the fortress city of Metz, near the German...
The Ghost Army (2013) - IMDb
WEBThe Ghost Army: Directed by Rick Beyer. With Al Albrecht, Spike Berry, Ed Biow, Winston Churchill. During World War II, a group of American GI's undertook a mission to create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe.
Albrecht, Al - The Ghost Army - The Men
WEBCpl. Al Albrecht talks about the dangers of carrying out deceptions on the front lines. We interviewed Al in 2005; he passed away in in 2010
Albert Raymond Albrecht | 3132nd Signal Service Co
WEBHe served overseas with the Ghost Army in the 3132 Signal Service Company. Al is famously quoted in the Ghost Army documentary describing the sonic deception: "I drove a half-track. I tell my children that was the biggest boom box you ever heard."
The Ghost Army (film) - Wikipedia
WEBThe documentary tells the history of the secret U.S. Army unit of 1,100 troops that was set up in 1944 and operated until 1945 in the final stages of World War II in the fight against German army units in various parts of Europe.
23rd Headquarters Special Troops - Ghost Army
WEBFrom Normandy to the Rhine, the 1100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units.
Albrecht, member of America's Ghost Army, dies at 86
WEBAlbert "Al" Albrecht Jr. died of pancreatic cancer Tuesday at the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was 86. Albrecht was profiled last month in a Journal Sentinel story about the...
Operation Brest | The Ghost Army Legacy Project
WEBThe soldiers of the Ghost Army used inflatable tanks, sound effects, and illusion to fool the Germans. Their mission at Brest was to inflate the apparent size of American forces attacking the city and help convince German General Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke to …
Masters of deception, the Ghost Army gets exhibit at Soldiers …
WEB3 days ago · The uniform jacket of Al Albrecht, one of the youngest members of the Ghost Army, is on display at “Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II”, an exhibit of American military ...
Albert Raymond “Al” Albrecht Jr. (1924-2010) - Find a Grave
WEBDec 14, 2010 · Albrecht was profiled last month in a Journal Sentinel story about the long-secret Ghost Army, a combat deception unit used in Europe during World War II. As directed by U.S. Army officials, Albrecht did not talk about his unit's work for 50 years.