Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II

426 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence — [Extract]

426
General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
[ Extract]

21 August 1944

…. On 17 August I travelled by air to Taranto and inspected the Greek Brigade and arranged plans for their battle training. I was much impressed by their bearing. Their keenness to serve with the New Zealand Division was very obvious…. 2

2 For complete text of this telegram see Maintenance of 2nd New Zealand Division ( No. 387). After taking part in the capture of Rimini and the crossing of the Rubicon River, the Brigade left Italy for Greece on 7 Nov 1944.