The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division
of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. It is a subordinate
unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the only division-sized element of the
US Army to specialize in fighting under harsh terrain and weather
conditions. The division retains the "mountain" designation for historical
purposes but is actually organized as a light infantry division.
Activated in 1943, the 10th Mountain Division was the last among currently
active divisions to enter combat during World War II. (According to "World
War II Order of Battle"[2] by Shelby L. Stanton, the 10th Mountain Division
entered combat on January 8, 1945, followed by the 8th, 13th, 16th, and 20th
Armored, and the 65th, 71st, 76th, 86th, 89th and 97th Infantry divisions in
the final months of the war.) The 10th fought in the mountains of Italy in
some of the roughest terrain in the country.
Reactivated in 1985, the division saw numerous deployments to
contingencies throughout the 1990s. Division elements participated in
Operation Desert Storm, Operation Restore Hope, Operation Uphold Democracy,
Task Force Eagle, and Hurricane Andrew disaster relief. Since 2001, the
division and its four combat brigades have seen numerous deployments to both
Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation
Enduring Freedom.
(www.wikipedia.org - 5/16/2010)
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the only division-sized element of the US Army to specialize in fighting under harsh terrain and weather conditions. The division retains the "mountain" designation for historical purposes but is actually organized as a light infantry division.
Activated in 1943, the 10th Mountain Division was the last among currently active divisions to enter combat during World War II. (According to "World War II Order of Battle"[2] by Shelby L. Stanton, the 10th Mountain Division entered combat on January 8, 1945, followed by the 8th, 13th, 16th, and 20th Armored, and the 65th, 71st, 76th, 86th, 89th and 97th Infantry divisions in the final months of the war.) The 10th fought in the mountains of Italy in some of the roughest terrain in the country.
Reactivated in 1985, the division saw numerous deployments to contingencies throughout the 1990s. Division elements participated in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Restore Hope, Operation Uphold Democracy, Task Force Eagle, and Hurricane Andrew disaster relief. Since 2001, the division and its four combat brigades have seen numerous deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
(www.wikipedia.org - 5/16/2010)
10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION WWII ORGANIZATION
10TH
MOUNTAIN DIVISION WWII CHRONOLOGY
CAMP HALE, COLORADO
WOMEN OF CAMP HALE
10TH
MOUNTAIN HUT SYSTEM
FORT DRUM
