“Equipping the 10th Mountain Division”

Presentation by Lance R Blyth

On Feb 18th, the History Colorado Center hosted Lance Blyth who presented “Equipping the 10th Mountain Division”, in which he described the challenges in providing the equipment needed by the newly formed division at Camp Hale. Equipment that was then available at that time was not well suited to the rigors of military service, so much equipment had to be developed or re-designed for the mission at hand. The various equipment was illustrated and its development was discussed. The effectiveness of these mountain warriors heavily depended upon their being sufficiently warm, well fed and rested when not actively in engaged in combat. History Colorado maintains a permanent exhibit of the 10th Mountain history.