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- Soldiers in the 10th Mountain Division helped turn the tide in World War II after training in “alpine combat” in Colorado. Those skiing soldiers came home and revolutionized the ski industry in America. In this week’s Sunday Spotlight, NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren finds out what it takes to be a skiing soldier.
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Meet The Skiing Soldiers Of The 10th Mountain Division | TODAY
My drill Sgt was mountain infantry. During our graduation we were all cold with our jackets on but he didn't have one on. One of the boys asked him "Drill Sgt aren't you cold?"
He said, "My hatred for you all keeps me warm"
What a legend.
Neat basic training story NERD!
sounds about right !
Mad lad
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Everybody gangsta till the skiin people start speakin Finnish
Finland doesn't have a lot of mountains they do but not the a lot rocky mountains from Canada all the way down to the America
@@sean7625 the highest point in Finland, is part way up a mountain whose peak is in Norway.
My grandfather was born in Colorado from Norwegian Immigrants. He joined the 10th mountain division in 1943 at the age of 18. He had a good upbringing which helped him learn to ski at a early age. He ended up fighting the Germans in the Alps of Northern Italy, not far from Torino where the Winter Olympics were held years ago. It was a pleasure to hear his stories until his Alzheimer's got the best of him in the late 90s until 07' when he passed. Terrible disease, but very proud of him and his service. His name was Edward Andersen "Big Ed" due to his 6'4 height.
@ExplosiveStupidity he definitely cant speak norwegian
@@mochammadaqilrafidyumna7320 Its just a comon saying, Norwegians are born with skis on their feet. Guess that goes for Norwegian imigrants aswell, dont think he excpected anyone to understand it without googling but that is not hard now a days.
beautiful memories.beautiful people.I have the utmost respect for all of our soldiers.
I read that too fast and I thought it said he fought for the Germans
Lt. Feltersnach have you read the book called phantoms in the snow? It is a very good book about the stories of your grandfathers division
My Dad’s brother, Uncle “Blondie” Walfred Sutherburg was one of the 10th Mountain Originals. KIA Italy WWII. His name is on the granite Memorial in Leadville Colorado.
For those that do not know, the 10th mountain is stationed at fort drum, NY
Lead with courage, 2/22 INF BN
Sean Morse
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division ("Patriot Brigade"[1]) is an inactive infantry brigade combat team. Based at Fort Polk, Louisiana, the brigade was active from 2005 to 2015. It was a subordinate formation of the 10th Mountain Division.
10 Mountain from 2/4 bravo company station in LA, Fort polk did a deployment from 2017 to 2018. Attached to 36 Infantry Division. They are still active.
This unit is 1-157 IN, a unit of the Colorado Army National Guard. It is part of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Vermont Army National Guard. The 86th IBCT is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division as part of the Associated Unit program. So while the 10th Mountain Division is headquartered Fort Drum, NY, these soldiers that part of local Army National Guard units.
To the top!
Was Bco. and HHC Triple Deuce 92-95.....When were you in bro?
It’s over Anakin. I have the high ground.
Until Anakin have a blaster (artillery).
The Finns repelled the Soviet invasion of 1940 with ski troops
No we didn't, we used ski troops, yes, but mostly only in the north, but by the 1940's most of the Soviet offensives came trough the karelian Isthmus, were there really wasn't enough space for motti tactics and ski troops. By that time Semyon Timoshenko had replaced Voroshilov in command, and the original plan had been scrapped, the Red Army was now planning to put all the pressure on the Isthmus, and push trough with sheer mass, which meant the only thing we could do was dig in and hold.
@@HandleMyBallsRUclips do you reckon Finns could withstand the Red Army's offensive, as in induce enough casualties so that the RKKA would stop and negotiate?
Suomi PRKLE
@Etelävirta did Soviets break through the Mannerheim line or did Finns surrender before that happened?
@@buckplug2423 Surrendered
My late friend was with the 10th mtn. div. sent to the Aleutians in ww2.I was blessed to know this man when he was a ski patrol member for the Aspen Ski company.Beautiful happy soul.I think of him often.
Karen Shroyer My late great grandfather was also stationed in the Aleutians as part of an artillery unit!
@@charaznable2026 My grandfather served on a PBY in Adak. Have a good day both of you.
Just for everyone who doesn't know the active 10th Mountain Division is at Fort Drum in New York these guys are National Guard.
35353535 353535 should be in Colorado whata shame
Yeah, I was wondering why they were in Colorado. Fort Drum is near the Canadian border and one thing that I can remember from my time there was it just dang cold. The area is just flat with no place for mountaineering. The infantry guys have to travel to Vermont for mountaineering training.
10th mth should be either in Colorado or Vermont.
At least Colorado has a national guard unit thats a branch of the 10th
@@rodom303 I'm sure they have very little to do with each other
There are 2 Mountain Warfare Schools. One is run in Vermont by the National Guard and the other one is in Alaska. Some of the best Army Schools are National Guard. Remember these guys shoot, hunt and fish as a way of living.
Greetings to the US colleagues from the Gebirgsjägertruppe.
My great grandpa served with them, rest easy Dean 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🙏🏻
My PopPop was a Sgt. 10th Mt Division WW2! He trained in Colorado & then went over and paved the way for our boys to win the war! I loved to hear all of his stories - he saw some really crazy stuff, some explained & some not! He talked about glowing orbs that appeared one night during training - scared the heck out of the rookies (and the Sgt's as well)
Ski all you can Ski, in the ARMY!
I see what you did there! A lot of folks are wondering what you meant.
Finland breathing heavily
This was the first unit I deployed with. My favorite unit of all time
I thought I knew a lot about the 10th Mtn but I just learned a little more well done thanks...
don't forgett the brave Finish soldiers that started the skill to fight a bigger country,the USSR or Russian in the winter war during WW2. Winter War (1939 - 1940)
My cousin, who I unfortunately never met, was in the 10th and received the Medal of Honor in Afghanistan. RIP SFC Monti.
We have a memorial built especially for your cousin at fort drum, 3-71 cav headquarters
I was stationed in Fort Wainwright, AK for 7 years, these boys lived in the tropics :P
Bruh every Norwegian soldier can do this
And canadian, Swedish And finnish
Yeah that's cute bro, at least the United States can operate in a multiple types of terrain. Same couldn't be said about your Norwegian ski troops lol try harder guys
This has been a thing since before the Vikings. And don't forget, Norwegians invented the skis!
@@antongoddard4323 Bruh, of course they can. Norwegian soldiers train a bunch in the mountains, and not just on skis. We have all sorts of terrain, and we can operate in all of them. We're not just limited to skis. What I wanted to point out, is that this American Mountain Division isn't anything special in Norway, since almost all of our troops can go skiing. ;)
Plus, let me remind you that US troops train in NORWAY for combating on skis. Which means that WE train YOUR troops. We also don't need to train in every terrain possible. We don't need to train for desert terrains, because we don't have deserts. It's only one battalion who trains for that, because they're being dragged into the Middle East by the USA.
1-32 IN, 10TH MTN here, climb to glory!
The 10th Mountain Division - most deployed division of the US Army!
my dad was an officer in 10th mtn, i had a drill sergeant that was in 10th mtn too but was a private. it was weird when i realized my drill sergeant actually deployed with my dad, different companies but same unit so they actually fought alongside each other at least once. my drill sergeant always wondered why i looked so familiar, after i got out of basic i told my dad about my drill sergeant and after comparing stories i had heard from both of them, we realized that my drill sergeant saw my dad shoot a guy in the neck. the guy was laying down so the bullet went in through the neck and bounced on the floor and exited out his butt, it was something everyone laughed about at the time and later turned into one of those hella gory moments that messed people up later in life.
just a random lil thing 10th mtn did in iraq
My great uncle, Pvt. Eugene Epstein served in the 10th Mountain Division in World War II, assigned to the 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment. Sadly, he was KIA in Italy in 1945, just two days past his 19th birthday. My grandmother (his sister) still has his Purple Heart and I have all the letters he sent her while he served along with the 10th Mountain patch he proudly wore.
It's important to note that many soldiers that participated in the the reformation of the 10th mountain division i 1939 were Norwegians who had emigrated to america few years earlier, similarly to the 99th division.
Best kept secret of the army...
Thomas Bond whack
Ummmm...secret what? LoL
Ft.Drum isn't a secret, nobody wants to be stationed there lol
It’s Climb to Glory- and the response you get back is?
To the Top 2/14 IN BN 2nd BCT 10th MNT FT Drum NY
TheBestThomasJay 👊🏼
To the top
TheBestThomasJay Allons
Part of 548th 10th Sustainment. Catch me on old post
To the Top! 2nd BCT 4-31 LI
Those aren’t just cool white camo skis - they’re made by DPS (I ride a pair). Supreme power perfectly coupled with extreme light weight. Awesome skis, DPS works with a company called Multicam to make those special skis they ride. IMO the best skis you can buy, super cool to see how they work with the armed forces
You’re marching through Finland and the snow suddenly starts speaking Finnish
I went to Vail last summer, still saw that statue, shame I didn't cop myself a 10th MTN division sticker or something like that.
Climb to Glory!
That's how we do it in Colorado!
In France our mountain troops are calle the chasseurs alpins, here are a several videos about them :
- History : ruclips.net/video/Ljuu_LKdBgg/видео.html
- Fighting in Afghanistan Kapisa valley : ruclips.net/video/hbHmbw7pIyY/видео.html
- Figthing in Afghanistan Alasay valley : ruclips.net/video/Vh7gni5iXMY/видео.html
- Training in Irak : ruclips.net/video/VhJVRm8O4oY/видео.html
-In the Republic of central Africa : ruclips.net/video/Q1UI0aIdimY/видео.html
- In Tchad Africa : ruclips.net/video/7h3AUUnChpY/видео.html
- Commando: ruclips.net/video/K1-xjWZGEw8/видео.html
- General : ruclips.net/video/SxMwipWWpx4/видео.html
- Défilé à Paris : ruclips.net/video/z8w0--NJekQ/видео.html
I actually know a sergeant assigned to that unit
The most infamous sky troopers are actually the Siberian rifleman.
Lightly armed but highly mobile ,,durable units.guderian credited this guys whit beginning of the turning point on eastern front
God bless all
**sakkijarven polkaa plays in backround**
To the Top! DCO 1-87INF
Shout out to the men from the Thunderbolt Ski Trail on Mt. Greylock Adams, MA who served in the 10th Mountain Division during WWII!
Each one is like a jet!
Climb to Victory and for my Mountain Buddy's from the MTN Warfare BN past, Ascend to Victory.
Good stuff 🇺🇸
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3:38 You Americans always have the best world war 2 merch.
"This is really high"
Drink to glory! 1-71
What do they do in the summer?
I never expected to say that....but the german army has better snow camouflage suits than the US Army lol
Almost everyone who is stationed here does not ski, only in competition or for public viewings
High ground you say?
Hello there!
@@Fireballfree *cough* General Kenobi...
Did the Fins train them?
After WW2 Lauri Törni/Larry Thorne joined US Army where he trained some.
"Elite"
Indian army does this on the Himalayas and glaciers
India currently has a total of ten mountain divisions in its army, these divisions fight on a daily basis in kashmir
India and Pakistan have too many people. Need to stop having kids
Indian Army's Mountain Divisions are some of elite high altitude infantrymen in the world. SAS, Navy Seals and other special forces from around the world train at their high altitude warfare schools
Ok, and ?
The 10th mountain divison is the most deployed unit in the u.s army.
Right now they're doing counterterrorism operations and training local forces in Afghanistan.
Just a question about what the lady said in the beginning. Why would the 10th Ski Mountain Division be deployed in Afganistán. Might be a stupid question since I haven’t been there and knowing if there is a snow caped mountain
Parts of Afghanistan are VERY mountainous.
Milan Pechiva didn’t I make it clear that I haven’t. Maybe you can answer my question since you been there.
Kenneth Schlegel but are the caped with snow because there’s a lady mentioned using that division in Afganistán
The Americans have never fought against the Italian Alpine troops, the only war front on which they were involved in regular departments was on the Russian Front, and then from 43 onwards many former Alpini fought as partisans against the Nazi-fascists.
All Mountain troops are pretty good even the Italians.
And after you have the alpines hunter or other who really know what they are doing lol still a good unit i guess
There is a 10th mountain division in New York too.
alonzo Miller The home of 10th Mountain is Fort Drum, NY. I’m stationed there
It’s the Divisions Home Base High Speed, 1st 2nd & 3rd Brigades are there at FT Drum NY and the 4th Brigade is at FT Polk LA.
The most deployed Division in the US Army (with the 82nd-101st too) The 18th Airborne Corp 👊🏼 my friend!
Not sure why a National Guard unit in CO is allowed is wearing the powder keg patch. If you don’t know why the patch is a powder keg (with two Bayonets Signifying the Roman numeral 10 X) it’s because of the explosiveness of the division💥X💥
OIF
Aug 2006 - Nov 2007
(15 months) Baghdad
Surge- Tough Deployment, lost 12 Golden Dragons who will always be Mountaineers👊🏼
Nov 2009 - July 2010
(10 months because we stood up the Iraqi Federal Police 2 months early)
SFC Gardner
USA Retired
2/14th IN BN
Out!
Climb to Glory
Sean Gardner I was in the Maine national guard for a bit and we wore the 10th mountain patch. We do the same things colorado NG does. It’s because fort drum has no mountains and they want people from places that actually train in real mountain warfare. It’s a partnership thing.
@@centurynostalgia5148 what's your mos?
Speedy Sphincter 15W Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator
So you claim to have created skiing aswell, whats next? swimming?
They aren’t claiming they created skiing, they are claiming to have brought commercialized skiing to America.
howard baxter well they talk about it like they invited it.
If you guys listen carefully, they said the soldiers created the idea of skiing industry, not invented skiing.
Karas Raven well that’s not true as well
No they haven't
Biathlon brought me here. 😎
...so long ago... if she had to deal with the cliffs 30 years ago, THEN AFRICA
Who is better? the 10th Mountain Division or the German Gebirgsjägerbattailon? I once saw a competition where the Germans won but that doesnt say much
Ah yes the winter war
Seemed like a very young LTC
Climb to Glory 3Bn 6th FA
Mountain army world no. 1 only India
Did they just show soviet era footage when she mentioned Russia
Why did they get deployed to Mogadishu? 🤔
Detailing Diaries if I’m not mistaken it was only a infantry battalion from 10th mtn that was apart of a task force
2-15 ftw
I didn't see a single rifle. Did I miss it?
They will race our enemies to shame
Infantry
Mickey Mottet✨🗽💖💖💖💖🌉⚓🎆
You ever seen the videos of the 1941 Moscow parade? Lot of those guys had skis and they actually helped turn the tide of the war. Just kinda dumb to say that a division fighting in Italy helped turn the tides of the war.
The Fins did the same in 1941 (2 years earlier) against the Soviets
Actually it was on 1939-1940 winter
@RoMMeL1337ak47
They didn't. The few that did, had been Waffen SS vets.
In finnish army every soldier is like that
goo.d Where is Finlands, jungle school, urbanwarfare school, amored warfare school, airassault, airborne, amphibious warfare school, desert warfare school, and Tunnel warfare school?
@@niklashaanpaa7058
So the FInnish army is criminally under prepared to fight in that field. Good to know how inferior you are.
I was hoping we’d see them fire at targets while skiing :/
Wait WTF ? I tought NK and US are now friends ?
No all they have done is had summits where north korea promised nothing
Finnish teach US how to of war in winter etc.
Does anyone know what kind of skis those are?
I'm no expert, but I believe that those are an altered version of back-country skis.
randonee skis
italian lost thousands of soldiers on the alps during ww2 because of the cold
yes,sadly
Soviets lost a whole lot more in the winter war
Still legs
Dirty nasty legs with skis
Indian army's 8th mountain division , guards siachen glacier, world's hightest battle field over 21000 feet
Why aren’t they using NATO Planks?
Who dosnt know about 10 mountain ? 😂
do not diss the 10th mountain bish
Those skiis are made for going down rofl. You cant go fast on flat or uphill with downhill ski boot.
randonee skis
There’s women in the 10th mountain?
Yeah why wouldn't there be
Woman are everywhere
Climb to Glory shitbirds. Hooah
1.22 "Female..." wtf
they did not essentially invent the sport!? 🙄
Liberals will want to rip that statue down after this news report.
russia is shook right now
Patrick McDonald why? Winter in Colorado is very soft.
You copy that from Russia
uhhhh no, the 10th was copied after the German Gebirgsjager, but the the 10th was formed mostly from civilians who knew they also had a trick up their sleeve
aman yemane Smelly Russians
Trump Space Army 2.0
Meh, the americans always loose in winter warfare anyway. Remember where you all go to train your soldiers: Sweden and Norway.
The last Babylonian examples please?
The last Babylonian we won the battle of the bulge, no clue what your examples could be.
Ummm, i sont remember any winter wars. I remember U.S kicking fasisct and socialist out if europe. It seems europe may need another asskicking for starting up another fasisct state the E.U.
Those are just NATO exercises and their main objective is being able to compare different military capabilities and create co-operation.
In Sweden and Norway winters are soft like in the US. Normal winters are in Russia, Finland, Mongolia etc
We spend to much on defense and other nations when our people are in need. Medicare for All and College for All could be funded and mean more to Americans that endless wars overseas.