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Admin: Link July 1943 Camp Ritchie naturalization Stories page

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Link July 1943 Camp Ritchie naturalization Stories page

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	The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].		The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

	For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]]. A Signal Section monograph on a typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service detachment (EEIS Det. 9), including its April 1944 Camp Ritchie course, is on [[Training materials#Featured: Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS)\|Training materials]].		For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. A July 1943 District Court naturalization of dozens of Camp Ritchie soldiers is summarized on [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)\|Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]]. A Signal Section monograph on a typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service detachment (EEIS Det. 9), including its April 1944 Camp Ritchie course, is on [[Training materials#Featured: Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS)\|Training materials]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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	* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291737678 Fold3 — A Typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS Det. 9)] / [[:File:A_Typical_Enemy_Equipment_Intelligence_Service_EEIS_Det_9.pdf\|PDF on this wiki]]		* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291737678 Fold3 — A Typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS Det. 9)] / [[:File:A_Typical_Enemy_Equipment_Intelligence_Service_EEIS_Det_9.pdf\|PDF on this wiki]]
	* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)		* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)
			* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg\|''Washington Post'', 21 July 1943 — 85 soldiers naturalized (almost all from Camp Ritchie)]]
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)
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	* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]		* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]
	* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]		* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]
			* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)\|Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]]
	* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]		* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]
	* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]		* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]

Admin: Link 1st MRBC Unit History roster page

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Link 1st MRBC Unit History roster page

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	About '''20,000''' men and roughly '''2,000''' Women’s Army Corps (WAC) members trained for Army intelligence work at Camp Ritchie (about '''22,000''' in all). Many were assigned because they spoke German, French, Italian, Polish, or another language the Army needed. Some were German- or Austrian-born Jewish refugees who had fled Nazi persecution; others were U.S.-born soldiers whose language skills were discovered after they enlisted or were drafted and who arrived on secret orders.		About '''20,000''' men and roughly '''2,000''' Women’s Army Corps (WAC) members trained for Army intelligence work at Camp Ritchie (about '''22,000''' in all). Many were assigned because they spoke German, French, Italian, Polish, or another language the Army needed. Some were German- or Austrian-born Jewish refugees who had fled Nazi persecution; others were U.S.-born soldiers whose language skills were discovered after they enlisted or were drafted and who arrived on secret orders.

	Training covered interrogation, counterintelligence, order of battle, psychological warfare, and related skills. Many graduates later served in the U.S. Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC). About '''900''' also received specialized training at '''Camp Sharpe''' near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (often linked to Mobile Radio Broadcasting / psychological-warfare work — see [[Books]] and [[Ritchie Boy Programs]]). The '''3rd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company''' was activated at Camp Ritchie on '''29 December 1943'''; specialized MRBC training commonly continued at Camp Sharpe.		Training covered interrogation, counterintelligence, order of battle, psychological warfare, and related skills. Many graduates later served in the U.S. Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC). About '''900''' also received specialized training at '''Camp Sharpe''' near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (often linked to Mobile Radio Broadcasting / psychological-warfare work — see [[Books]] and [[Ritchie Boy Programs]]). The '''3rd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company''' was activated at Camp Ritchie on '''29 December 1943'''; specialized MRBC training commonly continued at Camp Sharpe. A Consolidated Roster from the '''1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company''' ''Unit History'' booklet is on [[1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company]].

	== In the field ==		== In the field ==
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	* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]		* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]
	* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]		* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]
			* [[1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company]]
	* [[Training materials]]		* [[Training materials]]
	* [[By The Numbers]]		* [[By The Numbers]]

Admin: Cite MISLS yearbook: 21 WAC graduates to Camp Ritchie (Nov 1945)

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Cite MISLS yearbook: 21 WAC graduates to Camp Ritchie (Nov 1945)

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	=== Pacific ===		=== Pacific ===
	Camp Ritchie also trained more than '''500''' Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) soldiers for document work connected with the Pacific war, including PACMIRS (Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section). '''Nisei women''' in the Military Intelligence Service likewise completed rigorous Japanese military-language training and were often assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie to work captured Japanese documents. Captured Japanese materials were studied at the camp; one well-known episode involves [[Yamane, Kazuo E. (30101877)\|Kazuo E. Yamane]] identifying Japanese armory meeting notes among crates of documents from Saipan, which helped the War Department locate and strike armories. (See also the 2017 film ''Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawaii''.) ~~English Wikipedia’s account~~ of ~~Nisei women translators records that~~ the ~~top~~ '''twenty-one~~''' Japanese American~~ women ~~MISLS~~ translator graduates ~~were assigned~~ to PACMIRS ~~document~~ work ~~at Camp Ritchie~~ (see [[Nisei and Pacific]]). In 1945 the camp also formed '''Mobile Intelligence Training Units''' (MITU) for Army Ground Forces redeployment training: small teams in which Nisei demonstrated Japanese squad tactics and took part in orientation plays (some teams included veterans of the 442nd Combat Team). See [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific]].		Camp Ritchie also trained more than '''500''' Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) soldiers for document work connected with the Pacific war, including PACMIRS (Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section). '''Nisei women''' in the Military Intelligence Service likewise completed rigorous Japanese military-language training and were often assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie to work captured Japanese documents. Captured Japanese materials were studied at the camp; one well-known episode involves [[Yamane, Kazuo E. (30101877)\|Kazuo E. Yamane]] identifying Japanese armory meeting notes among crates of documents from Saipan, which helped the War Department locate and strike armories. (See also the 2017 film ''Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawaii''.) A 1946 MISLS yearbook states that of '''35''' WAC graduates at the November 1945 commencement, '''21''' were transferred to Camp Ritchie (with remaining graduates following when the WAC Detachment deactivated in February 1946)—matching Wikipedia’s note that about twenty-one MISLS women translator graduates went to PACMIRS work there (see [[Nisei and Pacific#MISLS WAC Detachment and Camp Ritchie\|Nisei and Pacific]]). In 1945 the camp also formed '''Mobile Intelligence Training Units''' (MITU) for Army Ground Forces redeployment training: small teams in which Nisei demonstrated Japanese squad tactics and took part in orientation plays (some teams included veterans of the 442nd Combat Team). See [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific]].

	== Prisoners of war and the Hill Project ==		== Prisoners of war and the Hill Project ==
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[:File:MISLS_WAC_grads_bus_to_Camp_Ritchie.jpg\|WAC MIS grads leaving for Camp Ritchie]] (MISLS yearbook crop)
			* [https://www.fold3.com/image/704852256 Fold3 — MISLS WAC yearbook page 91] (21 WAC graduates to Camp Ritchie, Nov 1945)
	* [https://www.fold3.com/image/293236119 Fold3 — Settle Early G-2 Branch Organization (ETOUSA), 27 Oct 1944] / [[:File:Settle_Early_G2_Branch_Organization_ETOUSA_27_Oct_1944.pdf\|PDF]]		* [https://www.fold3.com/image/293236119 Fold3 — Settle Early G-2 Branch Organization (ETOUSA), 27 Oct 1944] / [[:File:Settle_Early_G2_Branch_Organization_ETOUSA_27_Oct_1944.pdf\|PDF]]
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisei_women_translators_in_World_War_II English Wikipedia, ''Nisei women translators in World War II''] (MISLS graduates assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie)		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisei_women_translators_in_World_War_II English Wikipedia, ''Nisei women translators in World War II''] (MISLS graduates assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie)

Admin: Cite Settle Early G-2 ETOUSA account (Ritchie graduate staffing)

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Cite Settle Early G-2 ETOUSA account (Ritchie graduate staffing)

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	A classified postwar U.S. Army assessment found that nearly '''60%''' of the credible intelligence gathered in the European theater came from the Ritchie Boys. After the war, many served as translators and interrogators at the Nuremberg trials.		A classified postwar U.S. Army assessment found that nearly '''60%''' of the credible intelligence gathered in the European theater came from the Ritchie Boys. After the war, many served as translators and interrogators at the Nuremberg trials.

	General Oscar Koch (Patton’s G-2) is among those who later acknowledged that advance warning of the German Ardennes offensive drew on information from Military Intelligence Service units — a theme developed at length on [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]].		General Oscar Koch (Patton’s G-2) is among those who later acknowledged that advance warning of the German Ardennes offensive drew on information from Military Intelligence Service units — a theme developed at length on [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]. A contemporary G-2 ETOUSA organizational account (Lt. Col. Henry C. Settle, October 1944) likewise stresses peacetime neglect of intelligence training and describes plans to place Camp Ritchie graduates into division G-2 slots (including a '''29th Infantry Division''' staffing plan); see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]] and [[Training materials#Featured: Early ETOUSA G-2 organization (Settle, 1944)\|Training materials]].

	=== Pacific ===		=== Pacific ===
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://www.fold3.com/image/293236119 Fold3 — Settle Early G-2 Branch Organization (ETOUSA), 27 Oct 1944] / [[:File:Settle_Early_G2_Branch_Organization_ETOUSA_27_Oct_1944.pdf\|PDF]]
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisei_women_translators_in_World_War_II English Wikipedia, ''Nisei women translators in World War II''] (MISLS graduates assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie)		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisei_women_translators_in_World_War_II English Wikipedia, ''Nisei women translators in World War II''] (MISLS graduates assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie)
	* [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific — Mobile Intelligence Training Units]]		* [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific — Mobile Intelligence Training Units]]

Admin: Note top-21 MISLS women graduates assigned to PACMIRS (Wikipedia)

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Note top-21 MISLS women graduates assigned to PACMIRS (Wikipedia)

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	=== Pacific ===		=== Pacific ===
	Camp Ritchie also trained more than '''500''' Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) soldiers for document work connected with the Pacific war, including PACMIRS (Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section). '''Nisei women''' in the Military Intelligence Service likewise completed rigorous Japanese military-language training and were often assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie to work captured Japanese documents. Captured Japanese materials were studied at the camp; one well-known episode involves [[Yamane, Kazuo E. (30101877)\|Kazuo E. Yamane]] identifying Japanese armory meeting notes among crates of documents from Saipan, which helped the War Department locate and strike armories. (See also the 2017 film ''Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawaii''.) In 1945 the camp also formed '''Mobile Intelligence Training Units''' (MITU) for Army Ground Forces redeployment training: small teams in which Nisei demonstrated Japanese squad tactics and took part in orientation plays (some teams included veterans of the 442nd Combat Team). See [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific]].		Camp Ritchie also trained more than '''500''' Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) soldiers for document work connected with the Pacific war, including PACMIRS (Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section). '''Nisei women''' in the Military Intelligence Service likewise completed rigorous Japanese military-language training and were often assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie to work captured Japanese documents. Captured Japanese materials were studied at the camp; one well-known episode involves [[Yamane, Kazuo E. (30101877)\|Kazuo E. Yamane]] identifying Japanese armory meeting notes among crates of documents from Saipan, which helped the War Department locate and strike armories. (See also the 2017 film ''Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawaii''.) English Wikipedia’s account of Nisei women translators records that the top '''twenty-one''' Japanese American women MISLS translator graduates were assigned to PACMIRS document work at Camp Ritchie (see [[Nisei and Pacific]]). In 1945 the camp also formed '''Mobile Intelligence Training Units''' (MITU) for Army Ground Forces redeployment training: small teams in which Nisei demonstrated Japanese squad tactics and took part in orientation plays (some teams included veterans of the 442nd Combat Team). See [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific]].

	== Prisoners of war and the Hill Project ==		== Prisoners of war and the Hill Project ==
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisei_women_translators_in_World_War_II English Wikipedia, ''Nisei women translators in World War II''] (MISLS graduates assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie)
	* [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific — Mobile Intelligence Training Units]]		* [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific — Mobile Intelligence Training Units]]
	* [[:File:MID_908_1945-07-24_Bissell_Weckerling_JA_soldiers_in_training.pdf\|MID 908 / MITU memos, July 1945 (Bissell–Weckerling; Camp Ritchie Section IX; WRA)]] (NARA via JAVA packet)		* [[:File:MID_908_1945-07-24_Bissell_Weckerling_JA_soldiers_in_training.pdf\|MID 908 / MITU memos, July 1945 (Bissell–Weckerling; Camp Ritchie Section IX; WRA)]] (NARA via JAVA packet)

Admin: Note MITU Nisei redeployment training; fix EEIS PDF cite

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Note MITU Nisei redeployment training; fix EEIS PDF cite

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	=== Pacific ===		=== Pacific ===
	Camp Ritchie also trained more than '''500''' Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) soldiers for document work connected with the Pacific war, including PACMIRS (Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section). '''Nisei women''' in the Military Intelligence Service likewise completed rigorous Japanese military-language training and were often assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie to work captured Japanese documents. Captured Japanese materials were studied at the camp; one well-known episode involves [[Yamane, Kazuo E. (30101877)\|Kazuo E. Yamane]] identifying Japanese armory meeting notes among crates of documents from Saipan, which helped the War Department locate and strike armories. (See also the 2017 film ''Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawaii''.)		Camp Ritchie also trained more than '''500''' Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) soldiers for document work connected with the Pacific war, including PACMIRS (Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section). '''Nisei women''' in the Military Intelligence Service likewise completed rigorous Japanese military-language training and were often assigned to PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie to work captured Japanese documents. Captured Japanese materials were studied at the camp; one well-known episode involves [[Yamane, Kazuo E. (30101877)\|Kazuo E. Yamane]] identifying Japanese armory meeting notes among crates of documents from Saipan, which helped the War Department locate and strike armories. (See also the 2017 film ''Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawaii''.) In 1945 the camp also formed '''Mobile Intelligence Training Units''' (MITU) for Army Ground Forces redeployment training: small teams in which Nisei demonstrated Japanese squad tactics and took part in orientation plays (some teams included veterans of the 442nd Combat Team). See [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific]].

	== Prisoners of war and the Hill Project ==		== Prisoners of war and the Hill Project ==
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291737678 Fold3 — A Typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS Det. 9)] / [[:File:~~{FILENAME}~~\|PDF on this wiki]]		* [[Nisei and Pacific#Mobile Intelligence Training Units (MITU), 1945\|Nisei and Pacific — Mobile Intelligence Training Units]]
			* [[:File:MID_908_1945-07-24_Bissell_Weckerling_JA_soldiers_in_training.pdf\|MID 908 / MITU memos, July 1945 (Bissell–Weckerling; Camp Ritchie Section IX; WRA)]] (NARA via JAVA packet)
			* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291737678 Fold3 — A Typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS Det. 9)] / [[:File:A_Typical_Enemy_Equipment_Intelligence_Service_EEIS_Det_9.pdf\|PDF on this wiki]]
	* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)		* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)
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	* [[Introduction]]		* [[Introduction]]
	* [[The Stories]]		* [[The Stories]]
			* [[Nisei and Pacific]]
	* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]		* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]
	* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]		* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]

Admin: Point to EEIS Det. 9 monograph on Training materials

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Point to EEIS Det. 9 monograph on Training materials

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	The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].		The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

	For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]].		For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]]. A Signal Section monograph on a typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service detachment (EEIS Det. 9), including its April 1944 Camp Ritchie course, is on [[Training materials#Featured: Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS)\|Training materials]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291737678 Fold3 — A Typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS Det. 9)] / [[:File:{FILENAME}\|PDF on this wiki]]
	* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)		* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)

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	The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].		The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

	For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]].		For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)
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	* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]		* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]
	* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]		* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]
			* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]
	* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]		* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]
	* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]		* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]

Admin: Point to List of Directives on Training materials

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Point to List of Directives on Training materials

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	The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].		The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

	For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]].		For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg\|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg\|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village]] (source uncertain)

Admin: Add German-village training and late-1944 panoramic photos

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Add German-village training and late-1944 panoramic photos

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	Today, Camp Ritchie is recognized for its critical role in shaping modern U.S. military intelligence and for preparing the Ritchie Boys, who contributed significantly to the Allied victory in World War II.		Today, Camp Ritchie is recognized for its critical role in shaping modern U.S. military intelligence and for preparing the Ritchie Boys, who contributed significantly to the Allied victory in World War II.

			== Photographs ==
			<gallery mode="packed" heights="180px">
			Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg\|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village
			Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944
			</gallery>
			Captions from the source filenames; archival credit not yet verified (see [[Photos#Camp Ritchie]]).

	== Who trained there ==		== Who trained there ==
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)
			* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg\|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village]] (source uncertain)
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ritchie#Camp_Ritchie English Wikipedia, ''Fort Ritchie'' — Camp Ritchie section] (POW compounds; Nisei women / PACMIRS; 3rd MRBC activation; Hill Project overview)		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ritchie#Camp_Ritchie English Wikipedia, ''Fort Ritchie'' — Camp Ritchie section] (POW compounds; Nisei women / PACMIRS; 3rd MRBC activation; Hill Project overview)
	* [https://www.javadc.org/japanese%20american%20women%20in%20wwii.htm Japanese American Veterans Association — Japanese American Women in World War II] (Nisei women MIS linguists / PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie)		* [https://www.javadc.org/japanese%20american%20women%20in%20wwii.htm Japanese American Veterans Association — Japanese American Women in World War II] (Nisei women MIS linguists / PACMIRS at Camp Ritchie)

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	The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].		The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

	For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]]. A Signal Section monograph on a typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service detachment (EEIS Det. 9), including its April 1944 Camp Ritchie course, is on [[Training materials#Featured: Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS)\|Training materials]].		For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. A July 1943 District Court naturalization of dozens of Camp Ritchie soldiers is summarized on [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)\|Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]]. A Signal Section monograph on a typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service detachment (EEIS Det. 9), including its April 1944 Camp Ritchie course, is on [[Training materials#Featured: Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS)\|Training materials]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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	* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291737678 Fold3 — A Typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS Det. 9)] / [[:File:A_Typical_Enemy_Equipment_Intelligence_Service_EEIS_Det_9.pdf\|PDF on this wiki]]		* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291737678 Fold3 — A Typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS Det. 9)] / [[:File:A_Typical_Enemy_Equipment_Intelligence_Service_EEIS_Det_9.pdf\|PDF on this wiki]]
	* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)		* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)
			* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg\|''Washington Post'', 21 July 1943 — 85 soldiers naturalized (almost all from Camp Ritchie)]]
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)
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	* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]		* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]
	* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]		* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]
			* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)\|Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]]
	* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]		* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]
	* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]		* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]

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	The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].		The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

	For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]].		For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]]. A Signal Section monograph on a typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service detachment (EEIS Det. 9), including its April 1944 Camp Ritchie course, is on [[Training materials#Featured: Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS)\|Training materials]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291737678 Fold3 — A Typical Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (EEIS Det. 9)] / [[:File:{FILENAME}\|PDF on this wiki]]
	* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)		* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)

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	The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].		The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

	For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]].		For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. JWB/USO records of the spring 1945 first-night Seder are on [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]] (Fold3 / National Jewish Welfare Board–USO)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)
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	* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]		* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]
	* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]		* [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]
			* [[The Stories/Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)\|Passover at Camp Ritchie (1945)]]
	* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]		* [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge]]
	* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]		* [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]

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	The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].		The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1\|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31\|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

	For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]].		For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background\|Camp Ritchie Background]]. Trainee voices about everyday camp life are collected on [[The Stories/Life in Camp Ritchie\|Life in Camp Ritchie]]. Early staff and faculty from Dan Gross’s working list are on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]]. Camp-wide training manuals and related PDFs live on [[Training materials]]. A short Personnel Section sheet of ten intelligence directives ([[Training materials#Featured: List of Directives\|List of Directives]], Pers. Sec. 214) is transcribed on [[Training materials]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg\|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg\|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain)
	* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg\|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village]] (source uncertain)		* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg\|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village]] (source uncertain)