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Soldiers of the 2nd NZEF, 20th Battalion, C Company marching in Baggush, Egypt, September 1941.. The military history of New Zealand during World War II began when New Zealand entered the Second World War by declaring war on Nazi Germany with the United Kingdom in 1939, and expanded to the Pacific War when New Zealand declared war on Imperial Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
The 26th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Military Forces, which served during the Second World War as part of the New Zealand 2nd Division.Raised in May 1940, it fought in the Battle of Greece, the North African Campaign and the Italian Campaign.
While some of the men from the now disbanded 3rd Division remained in New Zealand on home service, many others were sent to Italy as reinforcements for the 2nd New Zealand Division. [21] During the war, the 29th Battalion lost six men killed in action. [22] A total 2,251 men are listed on the battalion's nominal roll. [23]
The 36th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Military Forces, which served during the Second World War.Attached to the 8th Brigade, New Zealand 3rd Division, the battalion was formed in late 1941 and saw service in the Pacific against the Japanese.
Returned to New Zealand in mid-1944 and was disbanded later that year as part of a partial demobilisation of New Zealand forces. Many of its personnel returned to civilian employment while others were sent to Italy as reinforcements for the New Zealand 2nd Division. The battalion was awarded three battle honours for its service during the war.
N Force was a small New Zealand Army unit of infantry and artillery that garrisoned the Australian territory of Norfolk Island between October 1942 and February 1944, during the Second World War. The island was considered strategically important due to the cable station there that linked Australia and New Zealand.
The New Zealand Corps took responsibility for the sector on 12 February. [124] The 19th Regiment was involved in the first attack mounted by the New Zealand forces on the town, on 17 February, following the 28th Battalion which had secured a bridgehead across the Rapido River. However, the tanks never got started.
The 2nd New Zealand Division initially remained in the Trieste area, but moved to Umbria in August 1945. Following the surrender of Japan on 2 September, 7th Anti-Tank Regiment rapidly reduced in size, although a few men were transferred to 25 Battery, which went to Japan as part of J Force (the New Zealand occupation force of Japan).