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The Revenge of the Yekkes: The Story of the Ritchie Boys
Publisher |
Yehuda Geberer
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
History
Judaism
Religion & Spirituality
Publication Date |
Sep 05, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:29:06
With the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, here is a return to the story that Jews played in winning the war. The Ritchie Boys were a group of German speaking Americans, of whom some were recent German Jewish refugees, recruited by the US military. They were needed for their language skills, translations, interrogations and some espionage too. Following the D-Day invasion, the Ritchie Boys were attached to front line units where they interrogated recently captured German soldiers. The information obtained was used on the battlefield, defining strategy and saving lives. With their return to their native Germany, they participated in the liberation of concentration camps while confronting the knowledge that their own close relatives had been among the victims. The feeling that their contribution to the war effort had made a significant difference to the outcome, was in a certain way a sense of closure and even triumph.   Subscribe To Our Podcast on:   PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/  

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