DID YOU KNOW?

During World War II, British soldiers used “fake” inflatable tanks and planes made of rubber to trick the Nazis. Entire ghost armies, known as Operation Fortitude, were staged with blow-up vehicles, sound effects, and even fake radio chatter. The deception was so convincing that the Germans moved troops to the wrong places, helping the Allies pull off the D-Day invasion. Basically, the war was partly won with balloons.