TEXT:   Russian Ski Battalion 
   
    
   
   
  December 1941 
  x 3 
  By Greg Moore 
  gregpanzerblitz.com 
  October 2007 
  Ski 
  Battalion 
   
  The Russians had built ad-hoc ski battalions during the Winter War with Finland. Those battal-
  ions had no official organization but, after the conflict, a need was seen for this type of unit.  In the Win-
  ter of 1941, the Russians created an official organization for a ski battalion.  84 such battalions were 
  raised in December and another 78 in January.  These units fought as separate battalions and were not 
  organized into larger units until 1942.  These battalions are seasonal and will mostly be disbanded by 
  March. 
   
  Note that these ski units will only have the movement shown in snow conditions.  In order to use 
  these battalions properly, a whole set of snow rules will need to be employed. 
  x 1 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Panzer Leader & Panzer Blitz/Operation Barbarossa/skibattalion41.pdf