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'''By The Numbers''' | __NOTOC__ | ||
'''By The Numbers''' is a short visual summary of Camp Ritchie training statistics — class sizes, curriculum shape, specialties, and high decorations. Open any figure for the full table. Detailed pages carry source notes and copyright from Beverley Driver Eddy’s ''Ritchie Boy Secrets''. | |||
These are '''historical appendix / spreadsheet figures''', not live counts from every soldier page on this wiki. Roster browse: [[:Category:Classes|Classes]] · [[By birth country]]. | |||
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* Eight Week Class Content | <div style="font-size:2.2em; font-weight:700; line-height:1.1; color:#3f4a3c;">31</div> | ||
* Eight Week Courses by Specialties | <div style="margin-top:0.4em; font-size:95%; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3;">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight-week MITC classes]]</div> | ||
* | <div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:84%; line-height:1.35; color:#555;">27 July 1942 – 22 September 1945</div> | ||
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<div style="font-size:2.2em; font-weight:700; line-height:1.1; color:#3f4a3c;">11,637</div> | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.4em; font-size:95%; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3;">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight-week graduates]]</div> | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:84%; line-height:1.35; color:#555;">of 15,253 enrolled in Classes 1–31</div> | |||
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<div style="font-size:2.2em; font-weight:700; line-height:1.1; color:#3f4a3c;">19,679</div> | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.4em; font-size:95%; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3;">[[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Graduates, all course types]]</div> | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:84%; line-height:1.35; color:#555;">MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional instruction*</div> | |||
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<div style="margin-top:0.4em; font-size:95%; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3;">[[By The Numbers/Awards|Medal of Honor · DSC · Silver Star]]</div> | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:84%; line-height:1.35; color:#555;">1 · 1 · 57 named in the awards table</div> | |||
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<small>*Grand total on the student-numbers page; it differs slightly from some official MITC histories because of an addition error in occasional-instruction figures.</small> | |||
== Classes 1–31 == | |||
The core Ritchie Boy path was the '''eight-week''' Military Intelligence Training Center course. Class 1 graduated 32 soldiers; later classes grew into the hundreds. Class 18 graduated the most (622); Class 25 had the largest enrollment (779). | |||
* Full schedule and per-class counts → [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight Week Classes — Dates & Graduation Numbers]] | |||
* Browse a class roster → [[:Category:Classes|Classes]] | |||
== Curriculum and specialties == | |||
Each eight-week class spent about five weeks on '''general instruction''' (272 hours: terrain, signals, staff duties, enemy armies, photo interpretation, and related subjects) and three weeks on '''specialized tracks''' (82 hours), then a multi-day terrain exercise. | |||
Specialty columns in Appendix 6 include IPW (German, Italian, and other), photo interpretation, counterintelligence, terrain and signal intelligence, and language tracks. | |||
* Hour breakdown → [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Class Content|Eight Week Class Content]] | |||
* Specialty counts by class → [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Courses by Specialties|Eight Week Courses by Specialties]] | |||
== Awards == | |||
The awards sheet lists Ritchie Boys recorded with the '''Medal of Honor''' (1), '''Distinguished Service Cross''' (1), and '''Silver Star''' (57). Names link to soldier profiles when a clear roster match exists; ribbon displays on matched profiles come from the same source work. | |||
* Full awards tables → [[By The Numbers/Awards|Awards]] · [[Awards faces]] | |||
== All detail pages == | |||
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<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Student Numbers — All Classes]]''' | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Graduates by MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional courses</div></div> | |||
<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight Week Classes — Dates & Grads]]''' | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Classes 1–31 schedule and graduation counts</div></div> | |||
<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Class Content|Eight Week Class Content]]''' | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">General and specialized instruction hours</div></div> | |||
<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Courses by Specialties|Courses by Specialties]]''' | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Appendix 6 specialty-track matrix</div></div> | |||
<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Awards|Awards]]''' | |||
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Medal of Honor, DSC, and Silver Star lists</div></div> | |||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Camp Ritchie]] | * [[Camp Ritchie]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Symposium Presentation]] — 2012 slide figures (historical presentation, not current site stats) | ||
* [[ | * [[Themes]] · [[By birth country]] · [[Contents]] | ||
[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]] | [[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]] | ||
[[Category:By The Numbers]] | [[Category:By The Numbers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:47, 13 September 2026
By The Numbers is a short visual summary of Camp Ritchie training statistics — class sizes, curriculum shape, specialties, and high decorations. Open any figure for the full table. Detailed pages carry source notes and copyright from Beverley Driver Eddy’s Ritchie Boy Secrets.
These are historical appendix / spreadsheet figures, not live counts from every soldier page on this wiki. Roster browse: Classes · By birth country.
*Grand total on the student-numbers page; it differs slightly from some official MITC histories because of an addition error in occasional-instruction figures.
Classes 1–31[edit | edit source]
The core Ritchie Boy path was the eight-week Military Intelligence Training Center course. Class 1 graduated 32 soldiers; later classes grew into the hundreds. Class 18 graduated the most (622); Class 25 had the largest enrollment (779).
- Full schedule and per-class counts → Eight Week Classes — Dates & Graduation Numbers
- Browse a class roster → Classes
Curriculum and specialties[edit | edit source]
Each eight-week class spent about five weeks on general instruction (272 hours: terrain, signals, staff duties, enemy armies, photo interpretation, and related subjects) and three weeks on specialized tracks (82 hours), then a multi-day terrain exercise.
Specialty columns in Appendix 6 include IPW (German, Italian, and other), photo interpretation, counterintelligence, terrain and signal intelligence, and language tracks.
- Hour breakdown → Eight Week Class Content
- Specialty counts by class → Eight Week Courses by Specialties
Awards[edit | edit source]
The awards sheet lists Ritchie Boys recorded with the Medal of Honor (1), Distinguished Service Cross (1), and Silver Star (57). Names link to soldier profiles when a clear roster match exists; ribbon displays on matched profiles come from the same source work.
- Full awards tables → Awards · Awards faces
All detail pages[edit | edit source]
Student Numbers — All Classes
Graduates by MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional courses
Eight Week Classes — Dates & Grads
Classes 1–31 schedule and graduation counts
Eight Week Class Content
General and specialized instruction hours
Courses by Specialties
Appendix 6 specialty-track matrix
Awards
Medal of Honor, DSC, and Silver Star lists
See also[edit | edit source]
- Camp Ritchie
- Symposium Presentation — 2012 slide figures (historical presentation, not current site stats)
- Themes · By birth country · Contents