Did you know ?
That as part of the Overlord D-Day plan….
In Operations ‘Taxable’ and ‘Glimmer’, the RAF dropped metal strips – codenamed ‘Window’ along the French coast to confuse German radar.
On the night of 5-6 June, as part of Operation ‘Titanic’, the RAF dropped dummy parachutists to simulate an airborne invasion and draw German forces away from key objectives.
![Metallised strips of paper known as ‘Window’ caused confusion on German radars.](https://american-dday-tours.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aluminum_strips-Copier-300x300.jpg)
Metallised strips of paper known as ‘Window’ caused confusion on German radars.