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fire further preventing armoured engineer bulldozers from clearing access routes for the tanks. Although the armour had been stopped, the NZ Infantry still held some parts of the town, including the strategic Castle Hill. Freyberg's orders had defined that the 4th Indian Division would only commence their advance on the Abbey, once Castle Hill had been secured, as they were to pass through the NZ lines on the hill as they progressed up the mountain. It took two hours to pass the message that the hill had been secured and as it was already dark, further delays were encountered by the Indian Division struggling to find Castle Hill. The Indian advance on Hangman's Hill only commenced after midnight, further compounded by heavy rain.
789: 892:'s insistence at this time, that Italy was the key to the ultimate success in the war. As part of the solution, Alexander withdrew the 2nd New Zealand Division from the Eighth Army line to establish a small Army Group Reserve with a view to reinforcing the Fifth Army front. Clark was initially apprehensive of making use of an ex-British Eighth Army Division. As an American, he was even more apprehensive of having Freyberg, whom he considered a "prima donna" who "had to be handled with kid gloves" leading the Army Reserve. Clark feared that, due to Freyberg's extensive experience, he would question or dispute his orders. What concerned him most was that he feared that 1063: 598: 717:. The division then remained in reserve in the Nofaliya area until early January, when it was ordered forward to take part in the final push through Buerat and advance the remaining 200 miles (320 km) to Tripoli. The operation began on 15 January; by 21 January, Tripoli was less than 50 miles (80 km) ahead. However, skilful delaying tactics allowed the Axis forces to withdraw in good order and when leading elements of Eighth Army entered Tripoli in the early morning of 23 January its defenders had left. 6337: 973:) they were attempting to breach the strongest and most fortified point of the Gustav Line. As part of his plan, and encouraged by the complaints from Tucker, Freyberg insisted to Clark that the monastery should be flattened by bombing in the preparatory stage of the attack. General Alexander, although expressing the opinion that it would be regrettable to destroy the Benedictine Order monastery-built around AD 529—supported Freyberg's insistence that reducing the monastery be considered a military necessity. 79: 1154:
extended. It was doubtful whether we could break into the defences until we had brought up more reserves. However, determined attacks by the New Zealand Division against the Poggio al Pino and Poggiona high ground S.E. of Florence gained the day. The New Zealand Division fought magnificently over a period of four days. If it had not been for their effort it would have been necessary to check along the whole front until we could bring in fresh divisions.
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time, U.S. VI Corps, which had landed at Anzio some two months before, had still not been able to break out of its beachhead, though pressure on the beachhead had significantly decreased since the beginning of the month. This third assault on Cassino was intended to not only penetrate the Gustav Line, but to draw away the German forces to further alleviate the pressure on the VI Corps at Anzio.
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including about a third of the division. The mood of those was not improved by the break from Italy. They found a large number of fighting-fit men were exempt from conscription due to being classed as in essential occupations. Wages had also risen in response to the lack of labour in the market so the differential from a soldiers pay was even higher. In the resulting
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Zealand's subsequent wartime role. Fennell asserts that the aftermath of the 'mutiny' meant that "the New Zealand soldier, to all intents and purposes, was able to negotiate the terms of his service in the second half of the war. As a result, 2nd New Zealand Division would fight some of its hardest battles without its most experienced veterans."
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Although not explicitly recorded, it is assumed that Freyberg, new to mountain warfare, overestimated the risks associated with an advance to attack over mountainous terrain without any well-developed roads—and decided to abandon this plan in favour of the easier, but unsuccessful approach previously
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Now that we have entered Florence, I should like to say how much 13 Corps owes to 2 NZ Division during its recent fighting. In the battles for Arezzo and Florence your troops as always fought magnificently, and gave us the extra punch that was necessary to eject the enemy from his chosen positions in
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Freyberg's plan initially included a wide flanking attack—differentiating it from the approach previously used by Keyes' II Corps. This flanking movement was eventually excluded from the final plan and Freyberg dictated that the attack be along the same unsuccessful lines as used by the Americans the
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During 1943, the division was involved in what was called the "Furlough Mutiny". This was "an affair that has received little attention in the literature of the Second World War" but which according to the military historian Jonathan Fennell had significant military and political implications for New
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The division then formed the left flank of the advancing Eighth Army and on 16 December had an opportunity to trap the retreating Axis forces. However, the division's troops were strung out and without anti-tank guns. The 15th Panzer Division was therefore able to punch through and secure the line of
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At times the enemy fought almost fanatically. They had, apparently, been ordered to hold on south of Florence at all costs. Eventually, the general advance came to a halt about 5,000 yards south of Florence and the River Arno. Owing to the necessity to take over the French front, 13th Corps was very
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which was to have supported them, considered the road too risky, as numerous hairpin bends had not been secured. German reinforcements continued to arrive, bolstering the defences in town, as well as on the Cassino massif. Attempts by the NZ Division to expand their perimeter in town continued on 16
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artillery had stopped the 28th Battalion advance on the Rapido River bridgehead and the NZ Division were forced to use all their guns to fire smoke onto the bridge and railway station areas to mask the withdrawal of the 28th Battalion. The attack had failed, and so had the 4th Indian Division attack
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The 4th Indian Division was to attack in an arc towards the south and south west, taking Point 593 and then moving south east, up the heights towards the Abbey. The 4th Indian Division would only advance on the Abbey, once the NZ Division had attacked south and south east taking the town of Cassino.
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The Allied planes dropped 442 tons of bombs on the Abbey and its immediate environs in two separate attacks on 15 February, one between 09:30 and 10:00 and the other between 10:30 and 13:30, but the infantry attack, which was to commence directly after the second bombing mission, was delayed due to
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My very best congratulations to NZ Corps and 10 Corps on splendid results achieved by the left hook. These results have led to the complete disintegration of the enemy resistance and the whole Mareth position. Give my congratulations to all your officers and men, and tell them how pleased I am with
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The advance into Cassino town by the 6th NZ Brigade went wrong from the start as the 19th Armoured tanks were unable to pass through the badly damaged roads, covered in rubble and bomb craters. The infantry, advancing without tanks came under severe fire from German paratroopers in the town, their
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In response to complaints from the troops, the New Zealand government extended a three month furlough was to those in the Mediterranean who had been in service longest with the result that about 6,000 of the most experienced troops of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force returned to New Zealand
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On the evening of 14 March, the battalions of the NZ Corps were alerted that Operation Bradman, the bombing of Cassino, was approved for the next day. In a third attempt to penetrate the Gustav Line, the Corps was again launched against Cassino town and the monastery on top of the massif. By this
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landed in May 1941. While suffering many casualties, the Germans gradually gained the upper hand over the Allied forces in the Battle of Crete. By the end of the month, German soldiers had once again overwhelmed British and Commonwealth forces, and it was decided to evacuate the division from the
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many refused to return to Italy; between exemptions granted and desertions about 13% of those furloughed returned leaving the division depleted of experienced troops. Although news of the mutiny was suppressed, the soldiers remaining in Italy were well aware of the situation leading to a drop in
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was a possibility, given the relentless enemy air, artillery, and ground assaults against VI Corps. General Alexander advised Freyberg to ready the NZ Corps to take over from U.S. II Corps, under Major General Geoffrey Keyes, also advising him that enemy reinforcements had arrived and that even
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overran Point 435 on Hangman's Hill, 500 yards from the Abbey, but were again driven back by German fire from unassailable positions. The NZ Division re-occupied the railway station and the botanical gardens in the town and the process of attack and counterattack continued until 23 March when
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from Eighth Army to join this strategic reserve. This formation was initially known as "Spadger Force" to confuse German intelligence, with the commander, General Freyberg being known as "Spadger". The Corps later became known as the New Zealand Corps under command of the U.S. Fifth Army. The
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Since most 2nd New Zealand Division troops had evacuated to Crete from mainland Greece, they were very much involved in the defence of Crete against further German attacks. As Freyberg was judged to have performed extremely well during the evacuation of Greece, he was given command of all
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launched their final and successful offensive on the Cassino front, X Corps was employed in a holding role making diversionary feints and anchoring the right flank of the Eighth Army attack. Some of the division's armoured elements were detached, however, and placed under command of the
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By the afternoon of 19 March, it was evident that no further progress would be made by the NZ Division in Cassino town—the German paratrooper line held firm, with machine gun, mortar and sniper fire and continued counter-attacks to reduce the NZ perimeter. By 20 March a company of
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in June. The unit's ability to help itself to enemy—and Allied—heavy weapons and transport led to it being nicknamed "Freyberg's Forty Thousand Thieves". In the Battle for Crete, 671 New Zealanders were killed, 967 wounded and 2,180 captured. During the battle,
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forces and forcing them to retreat to Crete and Egypt by 6 April. The last New Zealand troops had evacuated mainland Greece by 25 April, having sustained losses of 291 men killed, 387 seriously wounded, and 1,826 men captured in this campaign.
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and "snatch the victory which the Americans had so dearly bought". The failure of the New Zealand Corps to capture Cassino reduced these fears and eventually made Clark more amenable towards the New Zealand Corps. Alexander also withdrew the
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reported in this regard "... south of the town, the enemy fought our foremost posts to a standstill by weight of fire and then occupied the station after hand-to-hand fighting ... the centre of the town is still in our hands."
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and at the same time, the 4th Indian Division was to advance on Hangman's Hill after which they were to assault the Monastery. The next morning, the 4th NZ Armoured Brigade was to take over from American tanks in the Liri Valley while the
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This division, with which we had already become acquainted back in 1941–1942, was among the elite of the British Army and I should have been very much happier if it had been safely tucked away in our prison camps instead of still facing
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The next morning, while concentrated German artillery fire and house to house fighting pinned the 2nd New Zealand Division in that portion of the town which they held, the 4th Indian Division was making no progress up the mountain. The
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On 8 February, Clark conceded to Alexander that U.S. II Corps would not succeed with any further attacks and he "allowed" the British (and Dominions) to attempt to strike the final blow against the Axis line at Cassino. By this time,
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was not, however, a truly of corps size, since it lacked a full staff and set of corps troops. It was more a temporary extension of the division - New Zealand simply did not have the resources to fully man a corps level formation.
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In March 1941, the division was deployed to Greece to assist British and Australian forces in defending the country from an expected German invasion. The New Zealanders were combined with Australian and British forces as
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in January 1941, arrived in Egypt with 5th Reinforcements in May 1941. Disbanded during the later stages of the Italian campaign, late 1944. The regiment served in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia and
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In late 1943, the division was moved to Italy, taking part in the Eighth Army's campaign on Italy's Adriatic coast, which ground to a halt at the end of the year. In early 1944, the division formed the nucleus of the
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Following the two assaults at Monte Cassino, the New Zealand Division was withdrawn and when redeployed found itself in the high Apennine sector north east of Cassino under the British Eighth Army's
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for the defence of the island. Consequently, the New Zealand Division temporarily lost him as its commander. However, the attempt to defend Crete was as doomed as that to defend Greece had been.
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The bombing started at 08:00 and continued till 12:00—dropping an equivalent of four tons per acre. By 12:30, an 890 gun artillery bombardment started, which would continue for eight hours. The
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and to seize the station south of Cassino town, to establish a bridgehead for the corps armour to move into the town and to the foot of the Cassino massif—the attack starting at 21:30. By dawn,
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under my command. They fought well and nothing was too difficult for them to tackle. In fact they got across a large stretch of country which the going map said was impassable to tanks ...
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had also been converted to infantry and the division's infantry reorganized into three brigades each with three battalions. Manpower shortages in the division were also eased when the
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had also been fighting its way north. By the end of January 1944, the Fifth Army's attacks against the Cassino massif had ground to a halt and the "Battle for Rome" had stalled. The
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was awarded the VC for continuing to lead his company, despite wounds, in assaults which led to the destruction of five machine guns plus an anti-tank gun and the capture of 130
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The division played a prominent role in both Battles of El Alamein. During the First Battle of El Alamein, in July 1942, the division put in a night attack against the
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During the Second Battle of El Alamein, the division broke through the German positions and got behind Rommel's flank. During the night of 1–2 November 1942, the
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looked around for solutions to penetrate the defences, as their careers and reputations were irrevocably linked with success on this front, particularly due to
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As the main attack advanced, X Corps with the New Zealand Division moved forward to maintain protection of Eighth Army's right flank. After the fall of
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was launched on 26 March and by 28 March the main Axis forces on the Mareth Line had been forced to withdraw by the flanking threat from the advancing
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and small NZ tank groups were to advance up the Cavendish Road (built by Indian engineers) to clear any pockets of resistance on the Cassino slopes.
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By the end of the war, the New Zealand Division had a reputation as a tough formation with good troops. This opinion had earlier been expressed by
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Originally known as the 'New Zealand Division', the division became known as 2nd New Zealand Division from June 1942 onward as part of the
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Alexander decided to call off the offensive. The Monte Cassino Abbey, although totally destroyed by now, remained firmly in German hands.
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got to the east of the division. That night, the division's 4th Brigade broke through the German positions, and the division retired to
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of the Tobruk Garrison on 26 November. Operation Crusader was an overall success for the British and the New Zealand troops withdrew to
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In April 1945, the division, still as part of British V Corps with 8th Indian Division, was performing assault crossings of first the
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over the next year and a half. On 18 November 1941, the division took part in Operation Crusader. The New Zealand troops crossed the
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Molony, Brigadier C. J. C.; with Flynn, Captain F. C. (RN); Davies, Major-General H. L. & Gleave, Group Captain T. P. (2004) .
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The Mediterranean and Middle East: The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and The Campaign in Italy 3rd September1943 to 31st March 1944
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Malcolm Thomas and Cliff Lord, 'New Zealand Army Distinguishing Patches 1911–1991,' 1995, Part One, 50, 158 (Appendix I).
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headquarters, which was briefly renamed Anzac Corps. On 6 April, the Germans launched their invasion, commencing the
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Following the victory at Alamein, the Eighth Army advanced west through Libya to El Agheila. For much of this time,
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was to have advanced in support of an attack by the division. However, it was stopped in the minefield lanes by the
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in late 1943, rejoining the Eighth Army. The division came into the front line in November and took part in the
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attack in the centre of the front. When the New Zealand tanks returned from 8th Indian Division in early June,
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The Mediterranean and Middle East: British Fortunes reach their Lowest Ebb (September 1941 to September 1942)
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counter-attacked the New Zealand infantry the following morning. It was for his actions in this battle that
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surrender in Tunisia the 2nd New Zealand Division was withdrawn to refit and therefore took no part in the
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to recover. The campaign in Libya was the most costly that the 2nd New Zealand Division fought during the
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were converted to infantry, giving each infantry brigade a fourth battalion. By the spring of 1945 the
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at the end of the month. During December the division was involved in very heavy fighting during the
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were sent to the Tebaga Gap and overall control of the operation transferred to X Corps commander
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island, again without its heavy weapons. This evacuation was to Egypt, with the forces landing in
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was posthumously honoured in 2007 by representatives of the Queen after it was decided that his
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Bernard Freyberg (pictured) would command the 2nd New Zealand Division for most of its existence
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and were under heavy threat from the reinforcing Germans. An outright destruction of the Anzio
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A further unsuccessful attempt to get to the rear of the withdrawing Axis forces took place at
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in their drive into Egypt. The 2nd New Zealand Division was transported from Syria to
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Following the disasters in Europe, the division was then integrated into the regular
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in early June X Corps formed a pursuit force comprising 2nd New Zealand and 8th and
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as reinforcements ahead of a set piece offensive planned to carry an advance to
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intelligence reports. Rommel also paid tribute to the division in his memoirs:
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did not approve the move. This was because the division was fighting at
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lead the attack, assaulting Cassino town, supported by the tanks of the
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on the border with Tunisia shortly after the fall of Tripoli. After an
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Meanwhile, to the west of the Eighth Army on the other side of the
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to the end of World War II in 1945, during which it fought in the
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unsuccessful attempt to break through the Axis defenses at Mareth
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on 7 May, prompting the surrender of the remaining Axis forces.
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Gillespie, Oliver A. (1952). Kippenberger, Howard Karl (ed.).
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Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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22nd Battalion crossing the Piave River, April 1945
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(1 September 2010). 2009: 311:in September 1939, it was decided that 14: 6665: 4947: 4925:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union 2719:"NZ Divisional Salvage Unit 1941-1942" 1980: 1743:6 Reserve Mechanical Transport Company 1740:4 Reserve Mechanical Transport Company 947:greater resistance could be expected. 866:, Italy's central mountain spine, the 569:After the Eighth Army's defeat in the 275:in Italy in 1944 and took part in the 6372: 5796:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign 5228:Japanese invasion of French Indochina 4874:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union 4830:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union 3935:Rape during the occupation of Germany 3081: 3057: 2858: 2773: 2771: 2744: 2742: 2740: 2489: 2117: 1391: 1373:British Commonwealth Occupation Force 772:with Eighth Army until Tunis fell to 493: 353:The division remained as part of the 4918:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union 3950:Rape during the liberation of France 2879: 2704:2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery 2187:Fennell, Jonathan (8 January 2020). 2081: 2038:"Upham, Charles Hazlitt – Biography" 1811:Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 408: 6400:2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2925: 2685:Thornton History of 14 LAA Regiment 2043:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography 1823:6 Infantry Brigade Workshop Section 1820:5 Infantry Brigade Workshop Section 1803:2 NZ Divisional Ordnance Field Park 1631:4 Squadron, 2 NZ Divisional Signals 1265:on 21 July 1942 (at the end of the 783: 440:. 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When in May 1944 the 858:Battle of Monte Cassino 792:New Zealand Gunners of 397:(February–March 1944), 395:Battle of Monte Cassino 307:At the outbreak of the 6527:7th Anti-Tank Regiment 6468:28th (Maori) Battalion 5759:Armistice of Cassibile 5561:Battle of Dutch Harbor 5512:Battle of the Java Sea 5415:Attack on Pearl Harbor 5315:Syria–Lebanon campaign 5308:Battle of South Shanxi 5278:Invasion of Yugoslavia 5061:Battle of the Atlantic 4675:Korean Liberation Army 4388:(until September 1943) 4345:(until September 1944) 4323:(until September 1944) 2846:. 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Index

2nd Division (New Zealand)

Divisional insignia
New Zealand
New Zealand Military Forces
Infantry
Division
British Eighth Army
Maadi Camp
North African Campaign
Italy 1943–45
Bernard C. Freyberg
Lindsay Inglis
Howard Kippenberger
Graham Parkinson
Stephen Weir
infantry
division
New Zealand Military Forces
Second World War
Lieutenant-General
Bernard C. Freyberg
Greece
Crete
Western Desert
Italy
Second Battle of El Alamein
British Eighth Army
advance to Tunisia
Gustav Line

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