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The Ritchie Boys

Holocaust survivors share their story of fleeing to the United States, joining the US Army, training in Military Intelligence, and returning to Europe to end Nazism by using their linguistic abilities.

During WWII, the U.S. formed an elite intelligence unit -- mostly German Jewish academics -- at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Tasked with devising ways to break the morale of the SS, these men are often credited with bringing an early end to the war. Some of these heroes, who are now in the eighties, are reunited in this documentary.

Info about The Ritchie Boys

Studio(s): Alliance Atlantis Communications, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

Originally Released: Apr 23, 2004

Genres:Documentary, History, War