New Zealand ski units training in Syria. Every man selected for this instruction was required to possess a knowledge of snow conditions, ability to bivouac above the snowline, and to attain endurance and steadiness over long periods when carrying a heavy pack and service rifle. Rocks form a small measure of protection, but the white -uniforms provide the main camouflage. ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 9, 10 July 1942, Page 4
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60New Zealand ski units training in Syria. Every man selected for this instruction was required to possess a knowledge of snow conditions, ability to bivouac above the snowline, and to attain endurance and steadiness over long periods when carrying a heavy pack and service rifle. Rocks form a small measure of protection, but the white -uniforms provide the main camouflage. ■ Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 9, 10 July 1942, Page 4
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