With the seriousness of the military, you would never think they’d pull some childish or light-hearted tactics to get over on their enemy. Sometimes unconventional methods prove to be the deciding factor in war. Here are 6 childish military tricks.
US Military Scaring the Vietcong
When it comes to getting an edge on the battlefield, there are a lot of strategies people do to get ahead. In a unique approach, the US military acted like ghosts to spook out the Vietcong. The Vietnamese have some superstitious beliefs, so when the US would blare sounds ghostly groans from their speakers it worked well to lower their morale.
Polish Created a “Disease” To Repel the Nazis
In a small Polish town called Rozwadow, Dr. Eugene Lazowski and Stanislaw Matulewicz found a way to inject non-living Typhus bacteria into people. They used this to their advantage when Nazis were trying to send Polish away to their concentration camps. When the Nazis would run tests, they found the people in that town positive for Typhus. However, this was a bigger ploy from the doctors to get the German Public Health Authority to quarantine Rozwadow. As a result, this saved many Polish lives.
Inflatable Tanks Confused the Axis Powers
Apparently, the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops were not even soldiers. They were 1,100 people made up of artists, set designers, architects, and engineers. They used fake tanks and staged a setting where it showed tons of soldiers being quite rash in enemy territory. This fooled the Axis powers because they believed the Allied Nation had a huge army in place. This saved thousands of real soldiers.
Greeks Hid in a Big Horse
We all know this story of psychological warfare, but it’s still a classic moment to tell. In the Trojan War, the Greeks had a great strategy in their mind. They placed a giant wooden horse at the entrance of Troy. They thought it was a gift or a sign that the Greeks offered to end the war. As the Trojans dropped their guard and were getting ready to celebrate, the Greeks stormed the city and turned the tides in their favor.
Genghis Khan Lit Extra Campfires
Genghis Khan was a master tactician. He deceived his enemies into thinking that his army was a lot larger by lighting more campfires and creating hundreds of straw soldiers. The fear of a big army led the enemy side to surrender.
Bring in the Cats
The Persian army used cats to take over the Egyptians. Cats were sacred in ancient Egypt, and the Persians knew this would come in handy. When they released cats on the battlefield, the Egyptian army was so careful not to touch the cats that it distracted them and caused the Persian army to gain the upper hand.
