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10th Mountain Division was activated on July 13, 1943 and entered combat on January 8th, 1945. They are a light infantry division with the purpose to be successful in snow and extreme cold.

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The division recruited civilian volunteers that were experienced skiers, as they would be deployed in the mountains. The geographic nature of the division united them because they were the only ones who were trained to fight in the mountain and they all had the same skill set.

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Their primary role in the war was to specialize in mountainous and arctic conditions.

Riva Ridge (February 18th-19th) - 700 men of the 86th regiment climbed up 5 different routes up a 2000 foot cliff to attack the Riva Ridge. They made only one contact with the enemy and that was on the second route. They were met with machine guns and pistols but previously learned not to fire back at night. The Germans had fallen back into their dugouts. The next morning the 10th Mountain Division had charged the Germans with rifles and surprised them. They managed to take the territory without a casualty and without firing a shot.

Po Valley (April 5th - May 8th) - After they secured Riva Ridge, there was a battle on the ridge known as Pizzo de Campiano. The 10th Mountain Division fought the Germans on the 5 mile long ridge with draining supplies, waiting for reinforcements. As the battle went into the next day, the reinforcements came to them as they were about to be defeated. They kept pushing and finally drove the Germans out of their bunkers and off the mountains. The Germans no longer had a hold of the North Apennines Mountains

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The logo is two bayonets forming the roman numeral X to represent the number of the division (10). The bayonets represent the fact that the mountain division is part of the infantry

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Northern Italy in the North Apennines Mountain Range

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General George Price Hays

was the general of the 10th mountain division and had the respect of his men. He had the ability to energize his troops and was a morale booster for everybody. This was what lead to the success of the 10th mountain division.

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They never lost a battle or gave up and inch of ground - however this came with a price: in 114 days of combat, they lost 1,000 men and 4,000 more were wounded.

The Army and Nike teamed up in 2017 to honor the soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division during one of their football games.

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The 10th Mountain Division still exists today.

The role of the division has remained the same - they are trained to be highly skilled in mountain combat and surviving the cold/snow.

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They received 2 campaign streamers
After the war, most got jobs primarily dealing with skiing

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Mountaineers- This was their nickname because they fought in the mountains

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https://www.climbtoglory.football/

https://history.army.mil/brochures/po/72-33.htm

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/the-10th-mountain-division-taking-the-po-valley-during-war-in-italy/

http://ww2today.com/18-february-1945-cliff-climb-assault-surprises-germans-on-riva-ridge

http://10thmtndivassoc.org/chronology.pdf

http://10thmountaindivisioninfo.com/wwii-10th-mountain-division/