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'''Eric Waldman''' (1914–2007) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]].

'''Eric Waldman''' (1914–2007) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]]. An Austrian-born Ritchie Boy who later worked with the Gehlen organization at Fort Hunt and in postwar Germany.

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== Biography ==

~~The biography~~ and ~~photographs on this page have been provided exclusively to us by Chris Waldmann~~ and ~~Heidi Kolstad,~~ the ~~children~~ of ~~Ritchie Boy Captain Eric Waldman~~. ~~They hope,~~ and ~~we agree, that sharing their fathers story will inspire others to share stories of their family members who were Ritchie Boys~~. See the [[The Stories/Eric Waldman|full story]].

Eric Waldman (born Erich) fled Vienna after the Anschluss and trained at Camp Ritchie, later instructing there and serving in War Department G-2. Near the end of the war he supervised German Fremde Heere Ost officers at Fort Hunt and helped manage the Gehlen group in occupied Germany. He later earned a doctorate and lectured widely on European politics and NATO. See the [[The Stories/Eric Waldman|full story]].

== Research notes ==

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== Gallery ==

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== Technical record ==

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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* [~~https:~~/~~/www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/the-life-and-times-of-ritchie-boy-captain-eric-waldman theritchieboys.com story~~]

* [[The Stories/Eric Waldman|The Stories essay]]

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-'''Eric Waldman''' (1914&ndash;2007) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]].
+'''Eric Waldman''' (1914&ndash;2007) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]]. An Austrian-born Ritchie Boy who later worked with the Gehlen organization at Fort Hunt and in postwar Germany.
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 == Biography ==
-The biography and photographs on this page have been provided exclusively to us by Chris Waldmann and Heidi Kolstad, the children of Ritchie Boy Captain Eric Waldman. They hope, and we agree, that sharing their fathers story will inspire others to share stories of their family members who were Ritchie Boys. See the [[The Stories/Eric Waldman|full story]].
+Eric Waldman (born Erich) fled Vienna after the Anschluss and trained at Camp Ritchie, later instructing there and serving in War Department G-2. Near the end of the war he supervised German Fremde Heere Ost officers at Fort Hunt and helped manage the Gehlen group in occupied Germany. He later earned a doctorate and lectured widely on European politics and NATO. See the [[The Stories/Eric Waldman|full story]].
 == Research notes ==
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 == Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
+[[File:Eric Waldman 1.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 1.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 2.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 2.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 3.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 3.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 4.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 4.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 5.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 5.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 6.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 6.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 7.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 7.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 8.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 8.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 9.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 9.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 10.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 10.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 11.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 11.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 12.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 12.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 13.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 13.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 14.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 14.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 15.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 15.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 16.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 16.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 17.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 17.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 18.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 18.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 19.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 19.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 20.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 20.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 21.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 21.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 22.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 22.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 23.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 23.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 24.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 24.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 25.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 25.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 26.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 26.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 27.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 27.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 28.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 28.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 29.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 29.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 30.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 30.png]]
+[[File:Eric Waldman 31.png|thumb|Eric Waldman 31.png]]
 == Technical record ==
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 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
-* [https://www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/the-life-and-times-of-ritchie-boy-captain-eric-waldman theritchieboys.com story]
+* [[The Stories/Eric Waldman|The Stories essay]]