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The Paradummy is a device first used in the Second World War that, used with other artificial paratrooper units, is meant to cause an invasion by air to appear larger than it actually is. Paradummies can also be used to lure enemy troops into staged ambushes. This image is used for Template:Reqimage, {{reqimage}}. File links The following pages link to this file: Pope Miltiades Pope Victor I Slide guitar Yacc Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Pope Gelasius I Sherri and Terri Island of stability International Paralympic Committee Nathuram Godse Miller cycle Chimera (creature) Mutts... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... An American Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ... An ambush is a long established military tactic in which an ambushing force uses concealment to attack an enemy that passes its position. ...

German Paradummies

The first known use of paradummies was during the German invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium in 1940. They used straw-filled puppets that were thrown en masse out of airplanes in order to incite fear and panic among the civilian population. The regular German paratrooper units were actually much smaller in number. In August of the same year Paradummies were also used over Scotland for deceptive purposes. These dummies no longer exist and little is known about their appearance and other details.

German paratrooper used artificial jumpers in later times as well, such as during the Ardennes Offensive starting in the middle of December 1944. These dummies were so convincing that some of the American troops were compelled to rapidly evacuate their positions. Subsequent clarification confirmed only the landing of dummies as well as the discovery of isolated German soldiers who were taken captive. The term Ardennes Offensive (or Battle of the Ardennes) refers to multiple battles throughout history, all of which took part in or around the Ardennes Forest in France and Belgium. ...

To facilitate an even more realistic depiction of a Paratrooper landing, the German Army was also thought to have experimented with smoke bombs attached to the feet of the dummies as a way of simulating kicked-up dust. These modified dummies, however, were never used. The German Army (German: Heer ) is one of three defence units forming the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Forces) of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

British Paradummies

The British dummies used were assembled in the USA and shipped to Great Britain. The first known use of the puppets was in North Africa in 1940 when they were dropped on Italian troops at the Siwa Oasis. Paradummies were also dropped over Italy during Operation Hasty.

In 1942 the Paradummies served as a distraction to the british invasion of Madagascar, which at the time was administered by France's Vichy Government. The dummies used during Operation Ironclad roughly resembled those dropped at night in Normandy on D-Day. Little if not nothing is known about dummies created before 1942 as these are no longer in existence. Vichy France (French: now called Régime de Vichy or Vichy; called itself at the time État Français, or French State) was the French state of 1940-1944 which was a puppet government under Nazi influence, as opposed to the Free French Forces, based first in London and later in Algiers. ... The Battle of Madagascar is another name for Operation Ironclad, the Allied invasion of Madagascar launched on May 5, 1942, when it was feared that bases on the Vichy French_controlled island might be used by Japan. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ...

Operation Titanic

The paradummy drop over Normandy is probably the best known operation of its kind. In the early hours of the morning of June 6, 1944 a force of 40 Hudsons, Halifaxes and Stirlings dropped a total of 500 dummies in four separate locations along the coastal interior. Window, rifle fire simulators and two teams of Special Air Service soldiers carrying recordings of loud battle noise were also dropped to reinforce the deception and divert German troops away from the Allies' actual drop zones. The dummies were nicknamed Rupert and were fabricated with sack cloth/burlap representations of a human figure stuffed with straw or sand and not the highly elaborate and lifelike rubber dummies suggested in some accounts and portrayed in the film The Longest Day. They were equipped with an explosive charge that burned away the cloth after landing to prevent the immediate discovery their true nature. Two Stirling aircraft were lost in operation and of the six SAS soldiers involved, only two eventually reached safety. Lockheed Hudson Mk V The Lockheed Hudson was a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of World War II. The Hudson was the first significant aircraft construction contract for the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation—the initial RAF order for 200... Halifax W1057 ZA-X of No. ... The Stirling was a World War II heavy bomber design built by Short Brothers. ... Chaff is a radar countermeasure in which aircraft or other targets spread a cloud of small, thin bits of aluminum or plastic, which either appears as a cluster of secondary targets on radar screens or swamps the screen with multiple returns. ... It has been suggested that SAS Troops be merged into this article or section. ... DVD cover The Longest Day is a 180-minute 1962 war film, based on the 1959 book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. ...

A few of the original dummies are now displayed in war museums. In the 1980s, several more dummies were found in the hangar of an old airfield in Great Britain. They have frequently been offered in auctions and on the internet.

American Paradummies

In 1943 the US Navy conducted tests in the US using parachute dummies made of a non-magnetic metal, probably aluminum. The actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who served as as a Lieutenant in the Navy, was directly involved in the development and design of the dummies. He brought the idea with him from Great Britain, where he was stationed for time. In early March 1943, the test flight with the ten constructed dummies took place at an airfield near the coast of Chesapeake Bay. The Paradummies were dropped by a TBF Avenger over the coast and airfield. Three observation groups standing at various distances shared in writing their impressions with the navy. A few of them had been left in the dark and were unaware that dummies had been dropped. Nonetheless, the dummies proved defective since they were too small and had no moving parts that might move during the drop. The observers mostly felt the dummies looked unrealistic. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ... Grumman TBF Avengers in 1942 The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was an American torpedo bomber, developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps and used by a large number of air forces around the world. ...

As a result of this test, the US Navy at Lakehurst developed larger, inflatable dummies made of rubber, the so-called PD-Packs. The dummies got their nickname since they resembled Oscar statues. The PD-Packs were used in southern France and the Philippines. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Lakehurst is a borough located in Ocean County, New Jersey. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ...

Another use of artificial Paratroopers by Americans in the Second World War took place over New Guinea during a jump of the 503rd US Paratrooper infantry regiment. It is believed these were the rubber dummies. In the 1950s, the US Army further developed the "Oscar" paradummy variation. This development led to an easy-to-transport, foldable dummy whose head and boots were made of plaster. The dummies now also wore realistic fabric uniforms. These were used during missions in Korea.

During the Vietnam War, the Americans dropped leftover dummies over Vietcong outposts and in their vicinity. This served to lure the North-Vietnamese into staged ambushes and attack them with air power. Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead...

The modern American Paradummies are made of PVC and look like GI-dummies, but they are larger than the the dummies of the 1950s. During the Gulf War, special forces implemented these dummies to distract Iraqi troops. They were also used in Afghanistan. PVC may refer to the following: The chemical compound polyvinyl chloride Irregular heartbeat: premature ventricular contraction In frame relay, ATM and X.25 a permanent virtual circuit This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders George H. W. Bush, Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan Al-Majid, Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 ~545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also Persian...

The Americans also use paradummies during exercises to simulate larger paratrooper invasions.

External links

• paratrooperdummyhistorysite
• Picture of the Paradummy Rupert
• Pictures of Test-Paradummy Oscar
• Pictures of the Paradummy PD-Pack
• Pictures of the redeveloped Paradummy Oscar
• Pictures of the prop "Rupert" from the film the Longest Day