ski troops
Alpine military units
Ski troops are military personnel trained and equipped to operate on skis in snow-covered terrain.
They combine infantry combat skills with cross-country skiing for mobility in winter conditions: Finnish ski troops inflicted heavy casualties on Soviet forces during the Winter War.
Also called ski infantry.
- snowshoesSurface-spreading winter gear
- skisSnow-gliding footwear
- alpine regionsHigh-elevation mountain areas
- infantryGround combat troops
- skiing techniquesMethods for mountain descent
mountaineering · Nordic countries · biathlon · rangers · Wehrmacht · Finnish · cold-weather gear · division · mountain warfare · special forces · Alps · World War II · thermal clothing · snow blindness · crampons · endurance training · commandos · behind enemy lines
- mountain troopsmountain infantry, ridge runners, rope teams, mule teams, mountain guns
- Nordic skiingcross-country skiing, groomed trails, bindings, wax, backcountry skiing
- Winter Combatsnow camouflage, white camouflage, cold weather gear, winter offensive, mountain warfare
- WWII ForcesWehrmacht, Red Army, British Army, US Navy, Royal Navy
- Colorado WWIImilitary training, aviation training, internment camps
- infantryfoot soldiers, foot soldier, rifleman, riflemen, infantryman
mobility/terrain specialization
ski troopsdesert troops
Forces deployed in arid zones
foot soldiers · line infantry · mechanized infantry · cavalry · armored units