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'''Camp Ritchie''' (the Military Intelligence Training Center, or MITC) was a U.S. Army intelligence school at Cascade in Washington County, Maryland, during World War II. From 1942 it trained interrogators, order-of-battle specialists, photo interpreters, and related personnel. Graduates are commonly called [[:Category:Soldiers|Ritchie Boys]].

Located in Washington County, Maryland near the Pennsylvania border, the site began as a resort area in the late 1800s before becoming a Maryland National Guard training site in 1926. In 1942, during World War II, it was transformed into the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Training Center (MITC), where soldiers were trained in interrogation, counterintelligence, and psychological warfare.

Camp Ritchie is best known as the training ground for the “Ritchie Boys,” a specialized group of intelligence soldiers—many of them European immigrants and refugees—whose language skills and cultural knowledge made them invaluable in gathering intelligence and supporting Allied operations in Europe. The camp’s mission, reflected in its motto “Fas es ab hoste doceri” (“It is a duty to study the enemy”), centered on understanding and defeating enemy forces through intelligence.

Today, Camp Ritchie is recognized for its critical role in shaping modern U.S. military intelligence and for preparing the Ritchie Boys, who contributed significantly to the Allied victory in World War II.

The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].

For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background|Camp Ritchie Background]].

== See also ==

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* [[The Stories]]

* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background|Camp Ritchie Background]]

* [[By The Numbers]]

* [[:Category:Classes]]

* [[:Category:Teams]]

[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]

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 '''Camp Ritchie''' (the Military Intelligence Training Center, or MITC) was a U.S. Army intelligence school at Cascade in Washington County, Maryland, during World War II. From 1942 it trained interrogators, order-of-battle specialists, photo interpreters, and related personnel. Graduates are commonly called [[:Category:Soldiers|Ritchie Boys]].
+Located in Washington County, Maryland near the Pennsylvania border, the site began as a resort area in the late 1800s before becoming a Maryland National Guard training site in 1926. In 1942, during World War II, it was transformed into the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Training Center (MITC), where soldiers were trained in interrogation, counterintelligence, and psychological warfare.
+Camp Ritchie is best known as the training ground for the “Ritchie Boys,” a specialized group of intelligence soldiers—many of them European immigrants and refugees—whose language skills and cultural knowledge made them invaluable in gathering intelligence and supporting Allied operations in Europe. The camp’s mission, reflected in its motto “Fas es ab hoste doceri” (“It is a duty to study the enemy”), centered on understanding and defeating enemy forces through intelligence.
+Today, Camp Ritchie is recognized for its critical role in shaping modern U.S. military intelligence and for preparing the Ritchie Boys, who contributed significantly to the Allied victory in World War II.
 The camp’s classes are listed as [[:Category:Class 1|Class 1]] through [[:Category:Class 31|Class 31]]. Individual soldier articles use those class numbers in the infobox. IPW and MII team codes are listed under [[:Category:Teams]].
+For founding history, the camp flag and coat-of-arms, and how the MITC was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background|Camp Ritchie Background]].
 == See also ==
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 * [[The Stories]]
 * [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background|Camp Ritchie Background]]
+* [[By The Numbers]]
 * [[:Category:Classes]]
 * [[:Category:Teams]]
 [[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]