page_title: Paradummy
hierarchical_section_title: Paradummy
caption_attribution_description: Paratrooper dummy "Rupert" used during the D-day. From the Merville Bunker museum in France. 2006. /PAJ
context_page_description: A paradummy is a military deception device first used in World War II, intended to imitate a drop of paratroop attackers. This can cause the enemy to shift forces or fires unnecessarily, or lure enemy troops into staged ambushes.
  The devices were called Rupert dolls by British troops and Oscar by American.
context_section_description: A paradummy is a military deception device first used in World War II, intended to imitate a drop of paratroop attackers. This can cause the enemy to shift forces or fires unnecessarily, or lure enemy troops into staged ambushes. 
  The devices were called Rupert dolls by British troops and Oscar by American.
caption: British "Rupert" at Merville Bunker D-Day Museum in France
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