2nd New Zealand Division
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. In the Western Desert Campaign, the division played a prominent role in the defeat of German and Italian forces in the Second Battle of El Alamein and the British Eighth Army's advance to Tunisia.
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2nd New Zealand Division
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. In the Western Desert Campaign, the division played a prominent role in the defeat of German and Italian forces in the Second Battle of El Alamein and the British Eighth Army's advance to Tunisia.
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De 2e Nieuw-Zeelandse Divisie ...... en aan de bezetting van Japan.
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La 2e division d'infanterie né ...... ieurs théâtres de 1940 à 1945.
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The 2nd New Zealand Division, ...... nal forces in Japan from 1945.
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De 2e Nieuw-Zeelandse Divisie ...... en aan de bezetting van Japan.
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La 2e division d'infanterie né ...... ieurs théâtres de 1940 à 1945.
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The 2nd New Zealand Division, ...... hth Army's advance to Tunisia.
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2e Infanteriedivisie (Nieuw-Zeeland)
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2e division d'infanterie (Nouvelle-Zélande)
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2nd New Zealand Division
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2nd New Zealand Division
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New Zealand Division
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