6 strange tactics create unexpected victories in the history of war

At one point, the outcome of a war was decided not by military power or human strength, but by unexpected tricks. Here are 6 games that have been used.

1. Mincemeat campaign

The Allies landed on Sicily (Italy) in July 1943.

During World War II, the British army conducted a counterintelligence operation called Operation Mincemeat. Its goal was to make the Nazis think that the Allies would land on Sardinia and Greece instead of Sicily, where they marched in July 1943.

This campaign was successful thanks to the British army in the hands of a homeless man in London. The body was disguised as a Major of the British Royal Marine Corps, and concealed the fake file in his body and released off Spain.

The British army warned the Spanish side, who had previously declared neutrality in the war, be vigilant in finding the body of a British soldier carrying important documents. The text was immediately handed over to the Nazis by the Spanish government at the time, prompting Hitler to move away from Sicily.

2. Using Heroin roll tobacco

British soldiers during World War I in trenches.

During World War I, British troops and the Ottoman Empire fought each other fiercely on trenches in Palestine for a long time, but failed to make significant progress. Later, the British found out that the Ottoman army had no cigarettes to smoke and in order to lower the morale of the draft, British soldiers began to smuggle the envelope of letters to propagate to the Ottoman army.

Instead of surrendering, the Ottoman army threw out propaganda and smoking as usual. The British army immediately changed their tactics: before attacking, they threw away the heroin roll of cigarettes. Drunk with the heroin flavor, the health of the Ottoman soldiers weakened and gradually lost to British attack.

3. Move the entire fleet overland

The Ottoman army sent its entire navy to shore to cross the giant Byzantine chain.

During the conquest of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul, Turkey) of the Byzantines Empire in 1453, the Ottoman Empire faced a great challenge. The Byzantines built a giant chain along the Golden Horn Bay, the gateway to Constantinople. This chain made the Ottoman navy unable to reach the Byzantine capital.

Then the Ottoman army came up with a unique idea, which was to move its entire navy to the shores of the bay by using round-bottomed trees and using human power to move on land. This tactic helped the Ottoman army circulate through the giant chain on the Gulf, carrying out the attack on Byzantines from many fronts and winning the final victory.

4. Operation Nghien

North American troops in the 19th century waited for the enemy to arrive.

During the Civil War in America, the General of South America John B. Magruder confronted Northern General George B. McClellan in Yorktown. The Confederates were overwhelmed in numbers when the North outnumbered them four times.

In order to deceive the North troops, Mr. Magruder allowed the soldiers to march back and forth repeatedly to deceive the Northern Army's detective that the army in the city outnumbered them. As a result, the attack was postponed, and Magruder had more time to strengthen his number.

5. Treat decent senior officers

Some high-ranking German officers were treated well by the British troops to disclose classified information.

During World War II, British troops detained the Nazi senior officers at a villa in the countryside of England. German officers are well fed, listen to German radio and have the freedom to talk freely.

But there was one thing that these prisoners did not expect, that the whole villa had been bugged and that in the basement the British intelligence officer was working secretly. The whole talk of German officers was recorded and the British knew the strategies used by the Nazis, as well as information between generals and Hitler.

6. Use . cats to confuse the enemy

Cats are sacred animals for ancient Egyptians.

In 525 BC, the Persians marched into Egypt to expand their empire. Knowing that the Egyptians considered cats a sacred animal, the Persian army took advantage of this very effectively.

In an ancient text, the Persian army painted cat pictures on their shields, and brought hundreds of cats to the battlefield when attacking the Egyptian city of Pelusium. Due to the fear of hurting 'sacred animals' , the Egyptian army did not dare to attack the Persian army and the city fell quickly.