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These are '''historical appendix / spreadsheet figures''', not live counts from every soldier page on this wiki. Roster browse: [[:Category:Classes|Classes]] · [[By birth country]].
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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! [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|<span class="rb-numbers-stat-num">31</span>]]
<div class="btn-stat-num">31</div>
! [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|<span class="rb-numbers-stat-num">11,637</span>]]
<div class="btn-stat-label">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight-week MITC classes]]</div>
! [[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|<span class="rb-numbers-stat-num">19,679</span>]]
<div class="btn-stat-note">27 July 1942 – 22 September 1945</div>
! [[By The Numbers/Awards|<span class="rb-numbers-stat-num">59</span>]]
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| '''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight-week MITC classes]]'''
<div class="btn-stat-num">11,637</div>
| '''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight-week graduates]]'''
<div class="btn-stat-label">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight-week graduates]]</div>
| '''[[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Graduates, all course types]]'''
<div class="btn-stat-note">of 15,253 enrolled in Classes 1–31</div>
| '''[[By The Numbers/Awards|Medal of Honor · DSC · Silver Star]]'''
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| <span class="rb-numbers-stat-note">27 July 1942 – 22 September 1945</span>
<div class="btn-stat-num">19,679</div>
| <span class="rb-numbers-stat-note">of 15,253 enrolled in Classes 1–31</span>
<div class="btn-stat-label">[[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Graduates, all course types]]</div>
| <span class="rb-numbers-stat-note">MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional instruction*</span>
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<div class="btn-stat-num">59</div>
<div class="btn-stat-label">[[By The Numbers/Awards|Medal of Honor · DSC · Silver Star]]</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>
<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>
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== All detail pages ==
== All detail pages ==
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<div class="btn-link-card">[[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Student Numbers — All Classes]]<div class="btn-link-desc">Graduates by MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional courses</div></div>
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<div class="btn-link-card">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight Week Classes — Dates & Grads]]<div class="btn-link-desc">Classes 1–31 schedule and graduation counts</div></div>
| '''[[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Student Numbers — All Classes]]'''
<div class="btn-link-card">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Class Content|Eight Week Class Content]]<div class="btn-link-desc">General and specialized instruction hours</div></div>
<small>Graduates by MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional courses</small>
<div class="btn-link-card">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Courses by Specialties|Courses by Specialties]]<div class="btn-link-desc">Appendix 6 specialty-track matrix</div></div>
| '''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight Week Classes — Dates & Grads]]'''
<div class="btn-link-card">[[By The Numbers/Awards|Awards]]<div class="btn-link-desc">Medal of Honor, DSC, and Silver Star lists</div></div>
<small>Classes 1–31 schedule and graduation counts</small>
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<small>General and specialized instruction hours</small>
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| '''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Courses by Specialties|Courses by Specialties]]'''
<small>Appendix 6 specialty-track matrix</small>
| '''[[By The Numbers/Awards|Awards]]'''
<small>Medal of Honor, DSC, and Silver Star lists</small>
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== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 22:07, 2 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.

31 11,637 19,679 59
Eight-week MITC classes Eight-week graduates Graduates, all course types Medal of Honor · DSC · Silver Star
27 July 1942 – 22 September 1945 of 15,253 enrolled in Classes 1–31 MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional instruction* 1 · 1 · 57 named in the awards table

*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

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).

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.

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.

All detail pages

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

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