Greenland is in the news daily. Go back more than 70 years to revisit the US Army’s ICECAP expedition to the Danish territory.
In the spring and summer of 1952, a U.S. Army Transportation Corps team embarked on a daring expedition across Greenland’s vast ice cap. Documented in the rarely seen 1953 Army film ICECAP, this Cold War-era mission was more than a feat of endurance—it was a strategic scouting trip to identify potential base locations closer to the Soviet Union. This post revisits the forgotten footage and uncovers the geopolitical stakes behind one of America’s iciest military operations.
In case you missed yesterday’s The Explainer, you can watch it below:
