A Soldier His Family and the 10th Mountain Division. The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the German surrender in World War II. The 10th Mountain Division, the armys first mountaineering unit, led the Allies to victory in Italy in 1945. Their soldiers are often celebrated for their heroism and ingenuity and remembered for their steep losses in the campaign to defeat Nazi Germany. Yet it has been estimated that no more than 14 of troops overseas in World War II ever saw combat. Behind the Lines is the story of a 10th Mountain Division soldier from the other 86, someone who toiled to deliver munitions and supplies to troops on the