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 Pacifi
Māori Battalion soldiers performing a haka in Helwan, Egypt for George II of Greece, July 1941.
Memorandum of 9 December 1941, providing for mobilization of New Zealand troops.
New Zealander soldiers recapture a Matilda tank and take prisoner its German crew during Operation Crusader, 3 December 1941.
New Zealand members of the Long Range Desert Group pause for tea in the Western Desert, 27 March 1941
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight alongside other British Empire and Dominion troops during World War I and World War II. Ultimate
Military history of New Zealand during World War II
…available to the RAF 30 new Wellington medium bombers waiting in the United Kingdom for shipping to New Zealand. The New Zealand Army contributed the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF). Diplomatically, New Zealand had expressed vocal opposition to fascism in Europe and also to the appeasement of fascist dictatorships, and…
Insignia of units of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
4.5-inch howitzer and crew of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during an inspection by King George VI at Burley in the New Forest, Hampshire, England.