Lebanese Army Skiing and Mountain Fighting School
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| Active | May 1, 1986 - Present |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Type | Military School |
| Part of | Lebanese Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Youssef Rahmeh military base, Cedar |
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The Skiing and Mountain Fighting School (Arabic: مدرسة التزلج والقتال في الجبال Madrasat al-Tazaloj wal Kital feiljibal) is part of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The school is located in the mountainous area of Cedar (Arz), in Mount Lebanon, and is mainly responsible for conducting ski and combat in mountains sessions.
History
Although the school was founded in 1986, however in 1934 the French army had founded a ski team of both French and Lebanese soldiers; they rented a place in Bsharri and trained at the cedars. In 1935 they moved to the cedars Grand Hotel until the foundation of the school in 1937 by the French army. Since the foundation of the school the French army started training the Lebanese soldiers. However in 1940, Arz military base was handed over to the Lebanese Army, and was called the Skiing School and was directly linked to the Lebanese Army High Center for Military Sport until it became independent on May 1, 1986.[1]
Important dates
- In 1957 the Lebanese president Camille Chamoun, the Iranian Shah and his wife, visited the school.
- In 1962 the school has accomplished a searching mission of trouble makers who took refuge in mount Tannourine.
- In 1963 till 1975 the school organized the international military championship of ski and Lebanese championship.
- In 1969 a successful searching mission was accomplished after they found soldiers lost in Sheikh mountains.
- The school participated in international ski championship in Iran, Norway (1974), Switzerland (1975), Finland (1982), Norway (1999), Austria (2000).
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