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The Most Incredible Finds Of The Second World War

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World War II is commonly regarded as the final "good war," particularly in the United States of America. This phrase acquired acceptance when wars such as Vietnam and Korea became increasingly unpopular with the American people. Join us, as we look at the most incredible finds of the Second World War. ► Subscribe For New Videos! ► https://goo.gl/UpeqAc Watch our “20 Best Evidences Proving Aliens Exist!” video here:https://youtu.be/-irkT0n27rg Watch our “20 Mysterious Photos Taken From Area 51!” video here:https://youtu.be/CJz3WOZkGDU Watch our “In Schools, It Is Forbidden To Talk About This!” video here:https://youtu.be/f_rQItvPLBo Wehrmacht Tractor The Wehrmacht tractor was a German World War II half-track vehicle that served in a variety of duties between 1943 and 1945. Unarmored variants served as supply vehicles and artillery tractors. Armored variants had anti-aircraft weapons or a 10-barrel rocket launcher. Fewer than a thousand were built before the war ended, although an improved model was produced afterward at the Tatra company in Czechoslovakia. The Ghost Army Its artillery couldn't fire, its tanks couldn't move, and its soldiers were better at using paintbrushes than guns. Nonetheless, a top-secret unit of 1,100 American artists, designers, and sound engineers known colloquially as the "Ghost Army" helped win World War II by staging elaborate ruses that misled Nazi Germany's forces about the location and size of Allied forces. Members of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and 33rd Signal Company Special saved the lives of thousands of American servicemen and were awarded one of the country's highest civilian honors. “The Ghost Army”, which used inflatable decoys, fake radio chatter, and loudspeakers that blared sound effects, could simulate a force 30 times its size while operating as close as a quarter mile from the front lines. Rarely, if ever, has a small group of men had such a large impact on the outcome of a major military campaign. Freddy Fox, a Ghost Army member, described his organization as "a traveling road show that went up and down the front lines impersonating the real fighting outfits." From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge, the Ghost Army carried out more than 20 missions across Europe in 1944 and 1945. Inspired by the success of British subterfuge in North Africa earlier in the war, the United States Army established the Ghost Army in January 1944 as a self-contained unit dedicated to visual, acoustic, and radio deception in time for D-Day. Artists, ad men, radio broadcasters, sound experts, actors, architects, and set designers were among those handpicked for the Ghost Army, which reportedly had one of the Army's highest collective IQs with a 119 average. The Ghost Army operated at night, as its name suggests. Camouflage experts used gasoline-powered air compressors to inflate rubber tanks, jeeps, trucks, artillery, and aircraft, which were then painted with realistic details to fool Nazi aerial reconnaissance. To add authenticity to their fake reports, radio specialists sent misleading communications and even mimicked operators' distinct styles. Sound engineers blasted pre-recorded sounds of military drills and movements on massive speakers that could be heard 15 miles away in some cases. Performance and art are more than just pastimes; they are essential components of human endeavor. The Ghost Army accomplished this by utilizing creativity and illusion to save lives.

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Tatra is a Czech vehicle manufacturer from Kopřivnice. Owned by the TATRA TRUCKS a.s. company, it is the third oldest company in the world producing motor vehicles with an unbroken history. The company was founded in 1850 as Ignatz Schustala & Cie. In 1890, it became a joint-stock company and was renamed the Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriksgesellschaft. In 1897, it produced the Präsident, which was the first factory-produced automobile with a petrol engine to be made in Central and Eastern Europe...

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