SWE Highlight - Operation Eskimo

In January and February 1945 Operation or 'Exercise' "Eskimo" was held in northern Saskatchewan in order to test the effect of a continental, sub-Arctic winter on the mobility and combat efficiency of all-arms striking forces.

This short video clip shows troops involved in Exercise Eskimo coming off the Prince Albert railway bridge, likely south on 1st Ave West, then parading North on Central, past the inspecting group off camera on the steps of the old City Hall, now the Arts Centre.

For more information on Exercise Eskimo, visit Recapturing the North: Exercises "Eskimo," Polar Bear" and "Lemming," 1945.

Operation Eskimo was submitted to the Saskatchewan War Experience by the Prince Albert Historical Society.