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Barrage Balloons in WWII
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Russia may resort to an old World War II tactic that had a key role in the D-Day landings to repel Ukrainian drone attacks
Barrage balloons were first used in WWI, but they played a particularly key role in Britain's defenses during WWII. According to London's Imperial War Museum, Britain had 2,748 barrage balloons in ...
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World War II's D-Day: Photos reveal world's largest amphibious invasion
The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A sign outside ... protected by barrage balloons against low-flying ...
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Additional ways Britain prepared for war
An operator sits in front of a radar monitor. Barrage balloons were placed in the skies above London to try and stop the German bombers from coming in too low - this reduced the level of success ...