Release Date
1945-01-01
Status
Released
Original Title
Ordeal by Ice
Runtime
11 min
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
Canada
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Overview
This short documentary is part of the Canada Carries On series. The secret winter manoeuvres of the British Army's Lovat Scouts took place in the Canadian Rockies during the winters of 1944 and 1945. In combined operations with the Canadian Army, these elite mountain commandos tested themselves and their equipment in temperatures of -50°F.
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