Accompanying George Patton’s forces across Europe after D-Day, German-speaking American troops practiced psychological warfare and interrogated captured German soldiers. They gathered crucial intelligence for the army, although some of them were caught and interrogated in turn by the Germans while others were shot at by American troops because they had German accents. These young men, many of whom were recent refugees from Hitler’s Germany themselves, were known as the “Ritchie Boys” because they had trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Their captivating narratives show a broad scope of responses to the Nazis, from Hogan’s Heroes-style antics to subtle profanity.  NK