special troops

The Ghost Army included about 1,100 soldiers in the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops unit, which operated in Western Europe, and another 200 soldiers from the 3133rd Signal Company Special in Italy.

Sri Lankan police and special troops just stood in a corner and watched the proceedings quietly.

The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, Bluestein’s unit, carried out more than 20 deception campaigns close to the front, including in France and Germany.

The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company have been credited with saving some 30,000 lives through inventive operations that included inflatable tanks and aircraft, phony radio transmissions, phantom sound effects, dummy parachutists and fake airfields.

The Serbian and Russian defense ministries said the joint training of some 200 special troops will include “the destruction of an illegal military formation,” live ammunition shooting and “anti-terrorist” action.