Ghost Army continues to roam Luxembourg

(CS) The Ghost Army exhibition, dedicated to a top secret US army unit, stationed in Luxembourg during WWII, has been extended until early 2014.

The Ghost Army served in Europe between 1944 and 1945 and was aimed at fooling the Germans about troop positions. Using dummy tanks, jeeps and planes, as well as sound and radio deception, the unit created diversions, hid the location of troops and helped save thousands of lives.

This fact-is-stranger-than-fiction story is told in Rick Beyer's documentary film The Ghost Army, which was shown at the Abbaye de Neumünster on Wednesday, and which is for sale on DVD.

An exhibition at the former abbey in the Grund has now been moved to Fortuna Banque in Boulevard de la Pétrusse, which has already hosted some pieces from the exhibit for the past two weeks.

But, on display are no tanks or camouflage vehicles. Instead, there are photographs, sketches, watercolours and drawings, painted by the men in the unit, many of which went on to become renowned artists and designers.

Visitors will spot views across the Grund in the pictures, as the army spent several months stationed in Limpertsberg, carrying out missions in the Greater Region, and maybe less familiar sights, such as the Madam of a brothel in the Grand Duchy.

The bank is open Monday to Friday from 8.15am to 4.30pm (excluding public holidays) and the exhibition, which runs until January 3, is accessible for free.

For more information about The Ghost Army click here.