1943 U.S. GOVERNMENT WWII RECRUITMENT FILM PARATROOPS PARACHUTE & SKI TROOP TRAINING 68054

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This black & white educational film is about the training of U.S. Army Paratroops. This is circa 1943. The jump training was likely filmed at the paratroop training site located at Fort Benning, Georgia or Camp Toccoa, Georgia adjacent to Currahee Mountain. The ski segment was likely filmed in Aspen, Colorado near the 10th Mountain Division’s Camp Hale, where soldiers were trained in mountain climbing, Alpine and Nordic skiing and cold-weather survival. Opening titles: The United States Government presents Paratroops (:08-:22). Paratroopers in the sky. Paratroopers march. Paratroopers train, they climb and jump. A practice chute on the ground is inflated by a large fan. A drop from a 200 ft tower as a test (:23-1:36). Men review a parachute and learn how to pack one. How to time a jump is practiced on the ground. A practice drop