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1/2/2022: 60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys

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The Richie Boys - The Battle of the Bulge

In 19 forty four, the richie boys headed to europe to fight in a war that was intensely personal. They were members of a secret group whose mastery of german language and culture helped them provide field intelligence pivotal to allies victory. The richie boys connected with prisoners on subjects as varied as food and socker rivalries. But they weren't above using deception on difficult targets. If a german p o w wouldn't talk he might face sky stern. Dressed up as a russian officer I gave myself the name commissar krukof. That was my er pseudonym. How did you do, commissar? Thank you for asking. And some we didn

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