The Ghost Army - A psyop/tactical deception unit during WWII the was given a unique mission within the Allied Army: to impersonate other Allied Army units to deceive the enemy.

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"The Ghost Army was a United States Army tactical deception unit during World War II officially known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops. The 1100-man unit was given a unique mission within the Allied Army: to impersonate other Allied Army units to deceive the enemy. From a few months after D-Day, when they landed in France, until the end of the war, they put on a "traveling road show" utilizing inflatable tanks, sound trucks, fake radio transmissions, scripts and pretense. They staged more than 20 battlefield deceptions, often operating very close to the front lines. Their story was kept secret for more than 40 years after the war, and elements of it still remain classified. The unit was the subject of a PBS documentary The Ghost Army in 2013."