Camp Ritchie: Difference between revisions
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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]] | ||