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Deployed across Europe, including on and after D-Day, they played a critical role in interrogation, counterintelligence, and psychological warfare. Working close to the front lines, they gathered vital information from prisoners of war and defectors about German troop movements, strength, and morale. Their efforts were so impactful that a postwar U.S. Army report estimated nearly 60% of credible intelligence in the European theater came from the Ritchie Boys. They also used propaganda—such as leaflets, radio broadcasts, and disinformation—to weaken German resistance, and even contributed to uncovering early warnings about major operations like the [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge|Battle of the Bulge]].

Camp Ritchie also trained specialized units, including Japanese-American (Nisei) soldiers who helped translate captured documents in the Pacific (including PACMIRS work), leading to important intelligence breakthroughs — see [[Camp Ritchie#Pacific]].

Camp Ritchie also trained specialized units, including Japanese-American (Nisei) soldiers and Nisei women linguists who helped translate and exploit captured documents in the Pacific (including PACMIRS work at the camp), leading to important intelligence breakthroughs — see [[Camp Ritchie#Pacific]].

After the war, many Ritchie Boys served as translators and interrogators at the Nuremberg Trials and went on to prominent careers in military, intelligence, and civilian fields.

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 Deployed across Europe, including on and after D-Day, they played a critical role in interrogation, counterintelligence, and psychological warfare. Working close to the front lines, they gathered vital information from prisoners of war and defectors about German troop movements, strength, and morale. Their efforts were so impactful that a postwar U.S. Army report estimated nearly 60% of credible intelligence in the European theater came from the Ritchie Boys. They also used propaganda—such as leaflets, radio broadcasts, and disinformation—to weaken German resistance, and even contributed to uncovering early warnings about major operations like the [[Secret Heroes/Battle of the Bulge|Battle of the Bulge]].
-Camp Ritchie also trained specialized units, including Japanese-American (Nisei) soldiers who helped translate captured documents in the Pacific (including PACMIRS work), leading to important intelligence breakthroughs — see [[Camp Ritchie#Pacific]].
+Camp Ritchie also trained specialized units, including Japanese-American (Nisei) soldiers and Nisei women linguists who helped translate and exploit captured documents in the Pacific (including PACMIRS work at the camp), leading to important intelligence breakthroughs — see [[Camp Ritchie#Pacific]].
 After the war, many Ritchie Boys served as translators and interrogators at the Nuremberg Trials and went on to prominent careers in military, intelligence, and civilian fields.