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Hard as nails will be canadian soldiers when they have completed their training at Petawawa camp
Hard as nails will be canadian soldiers when they have completed their training at Petawawa camp

Hard as nails will be canadian soldiers when they have completed their training at Petawawa camp

Date3/1/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hard as nails will be canadian soldiers when they have completed their training at Petawawa camp. Fancy ski work is not taught; the idea being that the men shuffle along until they become unconscious of their skis or snowshoes. Here's what they carry.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0002195F
Skiing is an important item in military training at Petawawa
Skiing is an important item in military training at Petawawa
Canada. Canadian Army
3/22/1941
Canada's first ski school for training soldiers in the type of winter warfare waged so successfully by the Finns against the Russians has just opened (...)
Canada's first ski school for training soldiers in the type of winter warfare waged so successfully by the Finns against the Russians has just opened (...)
Canada. Canadian Army
12/4/1940
Ski training for troops during the intensive 15-day intructor training course at Valcartier camp, Quebec, includes simple drill in addition to more di(...)
Ski training for troops during the intensive 15-day intructor training course at Valcartier camp, Quebec, includes simple drill in addition to more di(...)
Canada. Canadian Army
1/23/1943
End of hard day's workout on skis finds Lieut
End of hard day's workout on skis finds Lieut
Canada. Canadian Army
2/22/1943
Machine-guns are towed on boggans by the white-shrouded figures and, when needed, can be set up and in action like a flash. This quartet has taken cov(...)
Machine-guns are towed on boggans by the white-shrouded figures and, when needed, can be set up and in action like a flash. This quartet has taken cov(...)
Canada. Canadian Army
3/1/1941
Cross country on skis march the Canadian Grenadier Guards during winter manoeuvres at Glenn Cross
Cross country on skis march the Canadian Grenadier Guards during winter manoeuvres at Glenn Cross
Canada. Canadian Army
2/11/1941
Flanking two Bugs speedy carriers for Bren gun troops, a fighting ski patrol moves up through a wooded area to attack the enemy atop a hill in the dis(...)
Flanking two Bugs speedy carriers for Bren gun troops, a fighting ski patrol moves up through a wooded area to attack the enemy atop a hill in the dis(...)
Canada. Canadian Army
1/22/1941
Army - Canada - Skiis
Army - Canada - Skiis
Canada. Canadian Army
9/1/1941
Seconds count. Emphasizing the military character of the ski meet, army signallers were used to communicate between starting and finishing points. Her(...)
Seconds count. Emphasizing the military character of the ski meet, army signallers were used to communicate between starting and finishing points. Her(...)
Canada. Canadian Army
2/24/1941
Ski troops traning for manoeuvres in the frozen north are well equipped
Ski troops traning for manoeuvres in the frozen north are well equipped
Canada. Canadian Army
1/2/1941
Ski troops must be prepared to use their guns at any time
Ski troops must be prepared to use their guns at any time
Canada. Canadian Army
1/23/1943
Bugs of flour are bullets in all-night sham battle
Bugs of flour are bullets in all-night sham battle
Canada. Canadian Army
1/22/1941