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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 Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History. Auckland, New Zealand: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558376-0. Mitchell, Alan W. (1945). New Zealanders in the Air War. London, United Kingdom: George G. Harrap & Co. OCLC 1079233416. Snelling, Stephen (2012). VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917. Stroud, Gloucestershire ...
New Zealand Engineers, Middle East - J. F. Cody (1961) Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy - J. B. McKinney (1952) The size of New Zealand's military contribution was such that it favoured the production of battalion and in some cases, company level unit histories. By 1946, some units had already begun work on unofficial histories.
The New Zealand government had initially refused the request to station troops in Borneo. However, the New Zealand military was drawn into the conflict, after Indonesian forces landed at Labis in September 1964, and the mouth of the Kesang River in October 1964. In addition to these units, No. 14 Squadron RNZAF was deployed to Singapore as a ...
The 2nd New Zealand Division, initially the New Zealand Division, was an infantry division of the New Zealand Military Forces (New Zealand's army) during the Second World War. The division was commanded for most of its existence by Lieutenant-General Bernard C. Freyberg. It fought in Greece, Crete, the Western Desert and Italy.
World War II tanks of New Zealand (2 P) Pages in category "Military history of New Zealand during World War II" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The 25th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Military Forces, which served during the Second World War as part of the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd New Zealand Division. The 25th Battalion was formed in New Zealand in 1940 and after a period of training, it, along with the rest of the 6th Brigade, embarked for the Middle East ...
Pages in category "New Zealand military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 451 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .