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DUMMY SOLDIERS

FOOLED THE ITALIANS A British officer returned from Libya said .10 British artillerymen had captured 5248 Italians in the North African desert with the aid of 21 dummy soldiers armed with woe den guns. The dummies were placed in positions to draw the Italian fire while 1 the artillerymen advanced from another direction, declared Captain P. G. Birkin. The Italians, thinking were being outflanked by a superior force, lie said, retreated 10 miles and laid down their arms when the British pursued.

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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 49, 6 May 1942, Page 3

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DUMMY SOLDIERS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 49, 6 May 1942, Page 3

DUMMY SOLDIERS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 49, 6 May 1942, Page 3

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