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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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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]] | ||
* [[1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company]] | |||
* [[Training materials]] | * [[Training materials]] | ||
* [[By The Numbers]] | * [[By The Numbers]] | ||