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Description |
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Military - Air Force |
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Royal New Zealand Air Force |
The air force component of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zealand elements of the British Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923. Many RNZAF aircrew continued to serve in the Royal Air Force until the end of the 1940s. | 3 |
Military - Army Divisions |
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2nd New Zealand Division |
A formation of the New Zealand Military Forces during the Second World War commanded for most of its time by Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg which fought in Greece, Crete, the Western Desert and Italy. | 3 |
Military - Army Regiments |
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Māori Battalion |
An infantry battalion of the New Zealand Army that served during WW2. Raised as part of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, the 28th Māori Battalion was attached to the 2nd New Zealand Division. It fought during the Greek, North African and Italian campaigns during which it earned a formidable reputation as a fighting force. | 2 |