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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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<div class="rb-numbers-stat-note">1 · 1 · 57 named in the awards table</div>
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== All detail pages ==
== All detail pages ==
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<div class="rb-numbers-link-card">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight Week Classes — Dates & Grads]]
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<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Classes 1–31 schedule and graduation counts</div></div>
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Revision as of 22:11, 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
27 July 1942 – 22 September 1945
11,637
of 15,253 enrolled in Classes 1–31
19,679
MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional instruction*
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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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