Fifty for 150: 10th Mountain Division leaves Colorado’s Camp Hale in 1944, bound for war in Europe

When news of the successful D-Day landings in Normandy reached Colorado’s Camp Hale in early June 1944, it provoked mixed feelings among the men of the 10th Mountain Division. After spending the previous year and a half training for Alpine combat in the snowy high-altitude Army camp near Leadville, infantrymen now wondered if the war […]

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 846

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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When news of the successful D-Day landings in Normandy reached Colorado’s Camp Hale in early June 1944, it provoked mixed feelings among the men of the 10th Mountain Division.

This story is part of Colorado at 150. Each Fifty for 150 story focuses on an event that helped define Colorado over 150 years of statehood. Newsline is publishing one Fifty for 150 story every weekday in reverse chronological order until …

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