Ski warfare

Ski warfare is first recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century.

Norwegian Captain Jens Emahusen wrote a military ski manual Skiloperegglement in 1733.

Just prior and during World War I many combatants deployed ski troops as part of mountain infantry divisions.

The Ottoman Empire deployed ski shock troops in the Caucasus Campaign of the WWI.

The Soviet Union deployed 11 ski battalions, among other troops, in November 1941 to reinforce their defenses in the Battle of Moscow.

[9] The United States Army 10th Mountain Division was established and trained for ski combat.

The United States ski patrol plays a vital role in the plot to the book A Separate Peace.