Camp Ritchie during World War II

German-Jewish men, among others, who had immigrated to the United States prior to World War II were enlisted by the Army and sent to Camp Ritchie, Maryland, for counter intelligence training. Several trainings and demonstrations focused on preparing the men for a return to Germany where they would interview prisoners, gather intelligence, and urge Germans to prepare for defeat. Other trainings at Camp Ritchie included first aid, interrogation, house-to-house fighting, combat courses, photo interpretation, anti-tank gunnery, and firing ranges. Some of these men went on to be known as the Ritchie Boys—a band of brothers who fought together under the United States Army against their homelands.