Ordeal by Ice

Ordeal by Ice

11 mins | Documentary, War | Jan. 1, 1945

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.

Ordeal by Ice

11 mins | Documentary, War | Jan. 1, 1945

Ordeal by Ice
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.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Ordeal by Ice
Directors Tom Daly
Writers

Cast

Lorne Greene

as Narrator (voice)