Middle East
(Place)
Mentioned in
- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- CHAPTER 3 — Egypt
- CHAPTER 4 — The Western Desert
- CHAPTER 9 — Reorganisation on Crete
- CHAPTER 11 — Back to Egypt
- CHAPTER 12 — The Division in the Desert
- CHAPTER 13 — Baggush to Syria
- CHAPTER 14 — Back to the Western Desert
- CHAPTER 15 — Infantry Into Armour
- CHAPTER 16 — Egypt to Italy
- CHAPTER 22 — Back to the Adriatic Coast
- CHAPTER 24 — Repatriation and Rehabilitation
- [backmatter]
- 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 21 Battalion
- 22 Battalion
- 23 Battalion
- 24 Battalion
- 25 Battalion
- 26 Battalion
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
- CHAPTER 13 — The Surveyors
- Index
- Maadi and the Western Desert
- A Cruel Ending to the Campaign
- New Equipment but No Medium Guns
- Action for the Bofors Gunners
- Training in Combined Operations
- Springtime in Syria
- Increased Anti-Tank Strength
- Key Men Leave for Service in the Pacific
- Stalemate in August
- A Shortage of Gunners
- Trouble for the Anti-Tankers
- The Pursuit
- The Senio Crossing
- 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies
- Alam Halfa and Alamein
- Chronology
- CHAPTER 1 — The Opposing Armies
- CHAPTER 2 — The Alam el Halfa Defences
- CHAPTER 3 — The Days of Decision
- CHAPTER 4 — Axis and Allied Plans
- CHAPTER 7 — The Battle Develops
- CHAPTER 11 — Summary of the Battle
- CHAPTER 12 — The Uncombined Operations
- CHAPTER 13 — Preparations for the Offensive
- CHAPTER 14 — The Development of the Plans
- CHAPTER 15 — The Eve of the Offensive
- CHAPTER 19 — Comparative Strengths
- CHAPTER 33 — Halfaya Pass
- Appendix I — COMMANDERS AT 23 OCTOBER 1942
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- Bardia to Enfidaville
- Battle for Egypt
- CHAPTER 1 — Aftermath of Libyan Campaign
- Preface
- CHAPTER 2 — A Hazardous Project
- CHAPTER 3 — Alternative Roles
- CHAPTER 4 — Division in Syria
- CHAPTER 5 — Rommel Strikes
- CHAPTER 8 — Auchinleck takes Command
- CHAPTER 13 — Eighth Army in Last Ditch
- CHAPTER 14 — The Enemy Plan
- CHAPTER 15 — Eighth Army Holds the Line
- CHAPTER 18 — Both Armies Prepare Attacks
- CHAPTER 29 — Plans for El Mreir
- CHAPTER 33 — Reorganisation
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Chaplains
- [backmatter]
- FOREWORD
- [section]
- Concert Parties
- Chaplains' Courses
- Routine Work
- The Maori Chaplains
- Morale
- [section]
- Hospital Ships
- What did the Soldier think?
- [section]
- Battles in Italy
- The Chaplains
- Routine Religion
- In Action
- The Keeping of Records
- What makes a good Chaplain?
- Dividends
- Chaplains in the Royal New Zealand Navy, 1939–45
- [section]
- Crete
- List of Illustrations
- iii
- v
- vi
- vii
- III: Defensive Decisions
- IV: General Freyberg Takes Command
- III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
- II: Other Fronts and Creforce
- IV: Other Fronts and Creforce
- II: The Decision to Withdraw
- IV: Other Fronts and Creforce
- II: Behind 42nd Street
- I: The Ninth Day: 28 May
- II: The Tenth Day: 29 May
- III: The Eleventh Day: 30 May
- IV: The Twelfth Day: 31 May
- i
- ii
- Appendix II — ESCAPE OF THE KING OF GREECE — (By W. E. Murphy)
- Glossary
- Index
- PUBLISHED SOURCES
- Divisional Cavalry
- Divisional Signals
- CHAPTER 2 — To Egypt and the United Kingdom
- CHAPTER 4 — Concentration of the Division
- CHAPTER 5 — To the Defence of Greece
- CHAPTER 7 — Battle for Crete
- CHAPTER 8 — Return to Egypt
- CHAPTER 10 — Syria
- CHAPTER 12 — A Hard Summer
- CHAPTER 13 — Rommel's Last Bid for Egypt
- CHAPTER 14 — The Alamein Offensive
- CHAPTER 16 — Final Campaign in Africa
- CHAPTER 23 — Repatriation
- [section]
- Index
- [backmatter]
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
- PREFACE
- Appendix I — Visit Of Ministers From Dominions And Of A Representative From India — Agreed Conclusions of Discussions Between Officials, Held at the War Office on 2 November 1939
- Appendix II — Visit Of Ministers From Dominions And Of A Representative From India — New Zealand Forces — Note of a Meeting Held at the War Office at 5.30 p.m. on Monday,6 November 1939
- Index
- 17 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs1 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand2 — DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST FINLAND, HUNGARY, AND ROUMANIA
- 25 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 44 — War Office to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 64 — The General Officer Commanding, British Troops in Egypt4 (Cairo) to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington) — [Extract]
- 66 — Report by the Hon. P. Fraser on his Visit to England in 1939 — [Extract]
- 72 — Supplementary Report by the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser on Arrangements for the Escort of the First Echelon
- 77 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 81 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 88 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs1 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 89 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)
- 91 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 94 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 99 — Note for the New Zealand Division from General Wavell1
- 100 — General Headquarters, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 135 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 140 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 143 — The High Commissioner for New Zealand to Headquarters 2nd NZEF
- 173 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 187 — General Freyberg (London) to the Minister of Defence
- 188 — Letter from the Director of Military Operations and Plans, War Office, to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces
- 195 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 196 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 197 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 198 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 199 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 201 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 202 — The New Zealand Military Liaison Officer (London) to Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo)
- 206 — The Prime Minister of Australia to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 207 — The Prime Minister of Australia to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 209 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs [Extract]
- 210 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Equipping and Re-concentration of Australian Imperial Force
- The High Commissioner for New Zealand to Headquarters 2nd NZEF
- Problems Caused by Splitting the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
- Position in Egypt
- General Questions Of Interest
- 216 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 217 — General Freyberg (London) to the Minister of Defence
- 218 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)
- 219 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs [Extract]
- 220 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 222 — General Freyberg (London) to the Prime Minister
- 224 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 227 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 228 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 230 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 233 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 234 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 238 — Memorandum from General Headquarters, Middle East, to Headquarters, 2nd New Zealand Division — ATTACHMENT—DOMINION AND BRITISH FORCES
- 239 — Memorandum from Headquarters, 2nd New Zealand Division, to General Headquarters, Middle East
- 245 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 249 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence [Extract]
- 250 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 251 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs1 to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)
- 253 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 255 — Letter from the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 258 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 259 — General Headquarters, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 260 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 262 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 263 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 264 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 265 — War Office (London) to General Headquarters, Middle East
- 267 — General Headquarters, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 268 — Letter from General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 270 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 272 — Letter from Major-General Arthur Smith, General Headquarters, Middle East,1 to General Freyberg
- 273 — The Minister of Defence to General Freyberg
- 301 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 302 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 303 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs [Extract]
- 304 — General Freyberg (London) to the Minister of Defence
- 305 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand [Extract]
- 306 — The High Commissioner for New Zealand (London) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 307 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 310 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs [Extract]
- 313 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 316 — Letter from the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 317 — Letter from the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister
- 318 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 319 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 320 — Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo) to the High Commissioner for New Zealand (London)
- 322 — Memorandum from General Freyberg to General Headquarters, Middle East — DETACHMENTS FROM NEW ZEALAND DIVISION
- 323 — Letter from General Headquarters, Middle East, to General Freyberg
- 324 — Letter from General Freyberg to Major-General Arthur Smith,2 General Headquarters, Middle East
- 326 — Letter from General Freyberg to General Smith
- 333 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister [Extract]
- 335 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs2 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 339 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 343 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 346 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 348 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 355 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 362 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 365 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 367 — General Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 376 — General Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 377 — General Headquarters, Middle East, to the War Office
- 384 — Special Order of the Day by General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, GCB, CMC, MC
- 386 — The acting Prime Minister1 to General Freyberg
- 14 March 1941
- AIR FORCES IN BALKANS AND MIDDLE EAST
- 387 — General Freyberg1 to General Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East
- 388 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 392 — General Wavell to General Freyberg
- 393 — General Headquarters, Middle East, to the War Office
- 396 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 402 — General Freyberg to Lieutenant-General Arthur Smith, General Headquarters, Middle East
- 403 — General Freyberg to General Smith
- 408 — General Freyberg to General Wavell
- 425 — General Wavell to General Freyberg
- 428 — General Freyberg to General Wavell
- 429 — General Freyberg to General Wavell
- 439 — The Admiralty to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean
- 440 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand (Cairo) to the acting Prime Minister
- 443 — General Headquarters, Middle East, to the War Office
- 444 — The acting Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister (Cairo)
- 447 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand (Cairo) to the acting Prime Minister
- 448 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the acting Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 453 — Supplementary Report by the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser on the Evacuation of Troops from Crete — [Extract]
- Memorandum by Major-General B. C. Freyberg
- Preamble
- Defence of London v. Defence of the Empire
- The Importance of the Weather and Climate
- The Vital Importance of Air Power in the Middle East
- Desert now not an Impassable Obstacle
- Modern Armies require Machines, not Men, to Counter them
- Immediate Defence of Egypt
- Recommendations
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- PREFACE
- Index
- 1 — The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia1 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand2
- 4 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence4 — [Extract]
- 7 — General Wavell,2 General Headquarters, Middle East, to General Freyberg3
- 12 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand2
- 13 — The acting Prime Minister of New Zealand1 to the acting Prime Minister of Australia2
- 20 — Army Headquarters (Wellington) to Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo)
- 24 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister of New Zealand1 — [Extract]
- 30 — The New Zealand Military Liaison Officer (London) to the Prime Minister
- 34 — Army Headquarters (Wellington) to General Freyberg (London)
- 48 — The acting Prime Minister of New Zealand to General Freyberg
- 50 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 51 — Headquarters 2nd NZEF to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)1
- 52 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 54 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 57 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg — [Extract]
- 58 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 59 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 60 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 61 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom2 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 62 — Army Headquarters (Wellington) to Headquarters 2nd NZEF
- 63 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 64 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs2 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 65 — General Freyberg to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington) — [Extract]
- 69 — New Zealand Military Liaison Officer (London) to the Minister of Defence
- 70 — The Rt. Hon. P. Fraser (Cairo) to the acting Prime Minister of New Zealand1
- 72 — The Rt. Hon. P. Fraser (Cairo) to the acting Prime Minister of New Zealand — [Extract]
- 80 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs3 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 82 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 83 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 85 — The Chief of the General Staff (Wellington) to General Freyberg
- 86 — General Freyberg to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 88 — General Freyberg to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 89 — Army Headquarters (Wellington) to Headquarters 2nd NZEF
- 92 — The acting Prime Minister of New Zealand1 to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 93 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the acting Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 94 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 96 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to General Freyberg
- 98 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 102 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 103 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 105 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 116 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 117 — The Minister of Defence to General Freyberg
- 123 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 124 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 126 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 132 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 134 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 135 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 136 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 137 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 138 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 140 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 141 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 150 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 151 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 156 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 159 — General Freyberg to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 160 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 162 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 163 — Letter from General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 164 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 165 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 171 — The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 175 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)1
- 176 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 178 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 179 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 180 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia
- 181 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 182 — The New Zealand Minister (Washington)1 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 185 — Letter from the United States Naval Attaché (Wellington) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 186 — Letter from the Prime Minister to the United States Naval Attaché
- 188 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of Australia
- 190 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 194 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 196 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 199 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 200 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 207 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 210 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 211 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 213 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 224 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 226 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 227 — The Prime Minister to the Hon. F. Jones
- 230 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 232 — The Prime Minister to the High Commissioner for New Zealand (Canberra)2
- 235 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 236 — The High Commissioner for New Zealand (Canberra) to the Prime Minister
- 238 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for War3
- 240 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the High Commissioner for New Zealand (Canberra)
- 243 — The Prime Minister of Australia to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 246 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Manpower
- 252 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 254 — The Prime Minister to the Hon. F. Jones (London)
- 256 — The Hon. F. Jones3 to the Prime Minister
- 257 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 258 — War Office (London) to Army Headquarters (Wellington)
- 259 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg3
- 262 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 264 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 265 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 267 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 271 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 273 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 274 — Memorandum from General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence — REINFORCEMENTS FOR 2nd NZEF
- 275 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 276 — The Minister of External Affairs1 to the High Commissioner for New Zealand (Canberra)
- 278 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg (Washington)
- 280 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 281 — Army Headquarters (Wellington) to General Freyberg
- 282 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs3
- 283 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 284 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 285 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Ministe
- 286 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister
- 288 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 289 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 290 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 293 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 298 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg — [Extract]
- 301 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 339 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 340 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 342 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 344 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 346 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 347 — The High Commissioner for New Zealand (London) to the Prime Minister
- 349 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 350 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 353 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 356 — The High Commissioner for New Zealand (London) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 23 November 1943
- The Significance of Cos
- The Decision to hold Leros and Samos
- 359 — The New Zealand Minister (Washington) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand (Canberra)
- 384 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister of New Zealand (London)1
- 393 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 394 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister — [Extract]
- 395 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 398 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 404 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 412 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 431 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 459 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 462 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence1
- 471 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 475 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 477 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 482 — The Prime Minister to Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo)
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume III
- Index
- 11 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)
- 12 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)
- 19 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)
- 24 — The acting Prime Minister of New Zealand1 to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs2
- 111 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 112 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 117 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs1
- 160 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 164 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 166 — The New Zealand Minister, Washington, to the Prime Minister
- 185 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs — [Extract]
- 187 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 189 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 192 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)
- 196 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 203 — The Chief of the General Staff (Wellington) to the New Zealand Liaison Officer (London)
- 205 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 208 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 210 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs2
- 211 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 214 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the New Zealand Minister, Washington
- 222 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Section III
- 256 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand2
- 259 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 280 — The Prime Minister to the New Zealand Minister, Washington
- 351 — Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates (Noumea) to the Prime Minister
- 354 — Letter from Lieutenant-General Puttick to Major-General Barrowclough — [Extract]
- 355 — Letter from Major-General Barrowclough to Lieutenant-General Puttick — Fijian Units and 3rd New Zealand Division
- 398 — Letter from the acting Prime Minister1 to Major-General Barrowclough
- Overseas Operations
- 424 — Report from Major-General Barrowclough to Headquarters, United States Army Forces in South Pacific Area — Withdrawal of Personnel from 3rd NZ Division for Purposes of Industry
- 432 — Recommendation by Major-General Barrowclough, Brigadier Conway and Mr H. L. Bockett1 for relief of long-service personnel in 2nd and 3rd Divisions and reconstruction of a new division for employment in the war against Japan
- 442 — The Hon. W. Nash to the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser (London)2
- 445 — General Freyberg to the acting Prime Minister1
- 446 — The Prime Minister (London) to the Hon. W. Nash
- 448 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence — [Extract]
- 449 — New Zealand Military Liaison Officer (London) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand (San Francisco)1
- 454 — General Freyberg to the acting Prime Minister — [Extract]
- 455 — The acting Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 461 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 462 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg (London)
- 479 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg (London)
- Defence Problems
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- The Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
- Voluntary Aids
- The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
- Women and the War
- [section]
- [backmatter]
- Food and Accommodation
- Recreation, Training, Fatigues, Health
- The Troopship Track
- Homeward Bound
- Medical Care
- Advanced Dressing Station
- General Hospital
- [backmatter]
- [section]
- [section]
- The Assault on Levita
- [backmatter]
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino
- Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste
- Journey Towards Christmas
- Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific
- Preface
- I: Organisation of 3 NZ Division Medical Units in New Zealand and Functioning in New Caledonia
- I: Medical Arrangements
- III: Health of Troops
- IV: Treasury Islands
- V: Landing on Nissan Island
- VII: General Medical Survey – 2 NZEF (IP)
- VIII: Withdrawal of 3 NZ Division from Active Role and Return to New Zealand
- IX: Repatriation of Sick and Wounded Prisoners of War and Medical Protected Personnel
- II: Training of the New Zealand Medical Corps
- IV: Hygiene and Sanitation
- VI: Medical Supplies and Equipment
- X: Dental Services
- XII: Medical Arrangements for Home Defence Forces
- XVI: Hospital Ships
- I: Hospital Ship Maunganui
- II: 1 Netherlands Military Hospital Ship Oranje
- General Index
- II: Medical Boarding
- III: Recruitment of Medical Officers
- V: Recruitment of Nurses
- VI: Recruitment of Voluntary Aids
- VII: Hospital Administration and Treatment
- XII: Joint Council of the Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross Society
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- [backmatter]
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- [title page]
- [section]
- 1 General Hospital
- 2 General Hospital
- 3 General Hospital
- Establishing Helwan Hospital
- Wavell's Offensive Begins
- Arrival of 1 NZ General Hospital
- Early 1941
- 3 General Hospital Replaces 1 General Hospital
- The Battle of Britain
- 5 Field Ambulance
- Hospital Ships
- Christmas in Hospital
- Arrival of Voluntary Aids
- Rest Homes
- 4 Field Hygiene Section
- CCS Journeys to Zahle
- 1 General Hospital Hard-pressed
- Visit of His Majesty the King
- Return of Field Units to Egypt
- The Hospitals
- Field Ambulances Reorganised
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- [title page]
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- [section]
- CHAPTER 5 — The Campaign in Crete
- CHAPTER 6 — Non-Divisional Engineer Units in Middle East and England, June - December 1941
- CHAPTER 7 — The Crusader Campaign
- CHAPTER 9 — The Western Desert Railway
- CHAPTER 10 — Neap Tide in Egypt
- Appendix I — ORDER OF BATTLE — New Zealand Engineers — Middle East and Italy, 1939–45
- Appendix III — 3 Section, 9 NZ Railway Survey Company, and the Wadi Halfa Extension, 1941
- Index
- [section]
- 19 Army Troops Company
- The Forestry Group
- SURVEY AND RAILWAY OPERATING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
- 19 Army Troops Company
- 21 Mechanical Equipment Company
- The Forestry Group
- [section]
- The Field Companies
- [section]
- Railway Construction and Maintenance Group
- The Railway Groups
- The Army Troops Companies
- 21 Mechanical Equipment Company
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. I)
- CHAPTER 1 — The Royal Air Force and Early New Zealand Representation
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 2 — Early Operations from Britain and France
- CHAPTER 3 — Meeting the German Attack
- CHAPTER 4 — The Battle of Britain
- CHAPTER 5 — Bombing and Reconnaissance, 1940
- CHAPTER 8 — Early Bomber Offensive
- CHAPTER 9 — The Part of No. 75 Squadron
- CHAPTER 10 — Increasing New Zealand Participation— Formation of Nos. 485,488, and 489 Squadrons
- CHAPTER 11 — Day Fighters, 1941
- CHAPTER 12 — Heavier Bombing Raids—Advent of No. 487 Squadron
- CHAPTER 13 — Pathfinders and Raids on Italy
- CHAPTER 14 — Battle of the Atlantic, 1942
- CHAPTER 16 — Day Fighters During 1942
- CHAPTER 17 — Night Fighters, 1942
- Glossary of Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. II)
- CHAPTER 1 — Introduction
- CHAPTER 3 — Bomber Command and the Battle of the Ruhr
- CHAPTER 6 — Daylight Raids by the Light Bombers
- CHAPTER 7 — Day-Fighters and Fighter-bombers
- CHAPTER 8 — Night Fighters
- CHAPTER 9 — Prelude to Invasion
- CHAPTER 10 — Normandy
- CHAPTER 12 — Forward to the Rhine
- CHAPTER 13 — Transport and Special Duties
- CHAPTER 14 — Bomber Command and the Battle of Germany
- CHAPTER 15 — Coastal Command Patrols
- Glossary
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Volume III)
- CHAPTER 1 — Prelude to War
- [title page]
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps and Diagrams
- Appendix I — PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND MEDITERRANEAN CAMPAIGNS 1940–45
- CHAPTER 11 — Malaya, Sumatra, and Java
- CHAPTER 2 — Early Operations over Many Fronts
- CHAPTER 3 — Western Desert—The Second Year
- CHAPTER 4 — Western Desert—The Third Year
- CHAPTER 5 — Algeria and Tunisia
- CHAPTER 6 — Malta
- CHAPTER 9 — Beyond the Italian Battlefront
- CHAPTER 12 — The Retreat from Burma
- CHAPTER 13 — Fighting Back from India
- CHAPTER 14 — Air Superiority and the Arakan Battle
- CHAPTER 15 — Operation thursday and the Victory at Imphal
- CHAPTER 16 — Back to Rangoon—the Last Phase
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
- [title page]
- Foreword
- Preface
- Appendix I
- Index
- Awakening to Defence Needs
- Appreciation of Hospital Requirements Overseas
- 3 General Hospital (4th Reinforcements)
- First Echelon—Voyage to Middle East
- Second Echelon—Voyage to United Kingdom
- Third Echelon—Voyage to Middle East
- Water
- Cooks
- Establishment of a New Zealand General Hospital in Egypt
- Defence of Egypt
- British Offensive
- 1 NZ General Hospital, Helmieh
- Medical Stores on Transports
- New Zealand Medical Stores Depot
- Fourth Reinforcements
- Activities of 5 Field Ambulance
- Appendix A — Food Ration Scale, Middle East, 1940 (1941 variations in brackets)
- General Military Plan of the Campaign
- Re-equipment
- Hospital Ship Maunganui
- Netherlands Hospital Ship Oranje
- Infectious Disease in Reinforcements
- Joint Council of Order of St. John and Red Cross Society
- Graded Men
- [section]
- Marriages of NZANS Sisters
- Medical Records Section
- Red Cross Administration
- Formation of New Zealand Section, Motor Ambulance Convoy
- Plastic Surgery
- First Repatriation of NZMC Prisoners of War
- Base Medical Activities
- Food
- 1 NZ Casualty Clearing Station
- Changes in Command
- Furlough Drafts
- Medical Reinforcements from New Zealand
- Staffing of New Zealand Medical Corps
- Dispensers Appointed to Commissions
- Unfit and War-worn Men
- Ophthalmic Work
- Health of NZANS and NZWAAC
- Repatriation of Prisoners of War
- Preparations for Move to Italy
- Liaison Officer HS Oranje
- [section]
- Proposed New Establishments for Field Medical Units
- Health of the Troops
- Hospital Ship Policy
- Tour by Director-General of Medical Services
- Closing of 1 NZ Rest Home
- Shortage of Medical Officers
- NZWAAC (Medical Division)
- Returned Prisoners of War
- Closing Days in Egypt
- Petrol Company
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 4 — Desert Training
- CHAPTER 5 — ‘Oh To Be In England!’
- CHAPTER 6 — The Wavell Show
- CHAPTER 7 — Campaign in Greece
- CHAPTER 10 — Syrian Interlude
- CHAPTER 12 — A Fateful Month
- CHAPTER 15 — On to Italy
- CHAPTER 16 — All Roads lead to Rome
- THE ORION RACING CLUB — INDIAN OCEAN MEETING
- Political and External Affairs
- Prisoners of War
- Contents
- CHAPTER 2 — From the Fall of France to the Offensive in the Middle East (May 1940–March 1941)
- CHAPTER 11 — The Reception of Liberated Prisoners in the United Kingdom and Their Repatriation
- III: The First Battles in the Middle East
- II: The Crete Campaign—Prisoners in Greece and Germany
- I: The Desert Campaign of 1941—Prisoners in Italian Hands
- II: Prisoners in Germany
- V: Relief Work
- I: The North African Campaigns of 1942–43—Prisoners in Italian Hands
- II: Escapers in Greece
- III: Prisoners of War in Germany
- I: Events preceding and immediately following the Italian Armistice
- V: Protection of the Interests of Prisoners of War and Civilians
- III: Reception of Ex-prisoners of War in Italy
- IV: Evacuation of Prisoners released by Russian Forces
- Problems of 2 NZEF
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 3 — The First Three Campaigns
- CHAPTER 4 — Defeat and Victory
- CHAPTER 5 — Towards Rome
- CHAPTER 6 — The Last Eighteen Months
- CHAPTER 9 — Non-divisional, Base and Line-of-Communication Units
- CHAPTER 10 — Relations with the Government of New Zealand and with Army Headquarters
- CHAPTER 11 — Relations with General Headquarters
- CHAPTER 14 — Womanpower
- ORGANISATION OF HQ 2 NZEF
- OFFICERS
- MILITARY LAW
- MARRIAGES
- THE MARGINALLY UNFIT
- [section]
- CANTEEN STORES
- INSTRUCTION No 9 — (Code word for scheme—RUAPEHU) — Points to be Brought to the Notice of Personnel Going on Leave to New Zealand (or UK)
- STANDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2 NZEF
- General
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Sport 16: Autumn 1996
- Sport 3: Spring 1989
- Sport 6: Autumn 1991
- Sport 8: Autumn 1992
- Supply Company
- The Home Front Volume I
- The Home Front Volume II
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- [section]
- PDO Papakura Mobilisation Camp to DDS, 9 September 1940:
- Examination
- Ulcero-membranous Stomatitis
- Artificial Dentures
- CHAPTER 17 — In Palestine and Syria
- CHAPTER 23 — The Italian Campaign
- CHAPTER 24 — Summary
- Finn to Fuller, 29 April 1940:
- Equipment
- Administration
- Reallocation of Personnel
- War Diary, 3 October 1940:
- The First Mobile Dental Section
- The proposed establishment of the unit was:
- War Diary ADDS, 28 February 1941:
- Rebuilding the New Zealand Dental Corps in the Middle East
- War Diary ADDS, 30 December 1941:
- Extract from a Survey of Dental Services within the NZ Division by Major Middlemass
- [section]
- Dental Condition of the Force
- [section]
- The Withdrawal of the Division and Scheme RUAPEHU
- Preparations for the Italian Campaign and Scheme WAKATIPU
- Another Milestone
- Reorganisation for Close-country Warfare
- CHAPTER 31 — Maxillo-Facial Injuries
- CHAPTER 33 — The United Kingdom Reception Group
- Index
- [section]
- Organisation
- Dental Treatment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in Fiji
- [section]
- Guadalcanal
- Treatment
- McCowan to Finn, 27 November 1941:
- [section]
- The Pacific
- CHAPTER 1 — Japan—Rise and Conquest
- Appendix V
- CHAPTER 12 — Occupation in Japan
- CHAPTER 13 — Reflections
- I: New Zealand's Responsibility
- II: The First Force and its Work
- III: From Pearl Harbour to Relief
- II: New Zealand Emerges in the Pacific Plan
- I: The Third Division Emerges
- IV: Negotiations—Political and Service
- III: The Waiting Period
- IV: The Capture of Green Islands
- NZEF IP — 24 May 1943
- Appendix VII
- Index
- The Relief of Tobruk
- CHAPTER 1 — After Greece and Crete
- CHAPTER 2 — Lull in the Desert War
- CHAPTER 3 — Preparing for Action
- CHAPTER 4 — The crusader Plan
- CHAPTER 5 — Eighth Army and Panzer Group Africa
- CHAPTER 7 — A disastrous Beginning
- CHAPTER 8 — The Frontier Operations Begin
- CHAPTER 26 — Gazala and Beyond
- Note on Sources
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- The Royal New Zealand Navy
- To Greece
- CHAPTER 1 — The First Echelon
- CHAPTER 2 — The Second Echelon
- CHAPTER 3 — Third Echelon joins the First
- CHAPTER 4 — The First Libyan Campaign, 1940–41
- CHAPTER 5 — Assembly and Training of the New Zealand Division
- Britain's Policy
- Plans for Barbarity Force
- Cautious Attitude of British Government
- First New Zealand Troops in Greece
- Britain Decides to Assist Greece
- New Zealand Division to go to Greece
- The Misunderstanding about the Aliakmon Line
- The Australian Government Makes its Decision
- Movement of New Zealand Division to Greece
- Air Support
- The Main Attack, 16 April
- The Decision to Evacuate
- [section]
- New Plans and Further Withdrawals, 26 April
- Evacuations Continue during the Night 26–27 April
- New Zealand Units in the Desert
- The Attitude of the Commonwealth
- The Importance of the Campaign
- Index
- Part I. GREECE
- Part II. CRETE
- new zealand
- OFFICIAL
- UNOFFICIAL
- War Economy
- War Surgery and Medicine
- Foreword
- Preface
- SECOND WORLD WAR
- EXPERIENCE OF NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL CORPS DURING THE DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD SURGICAL UNIT
- OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS
- THE WORKING OF A FORWARD SURGICAL UNIT SITED AT AN MDS OR CCS
- 2 NZ Division
- SECOND WORLD WAR
- SECOND WORLD WAR
- LATE RESULTS: PENSIONS SURVEY
- Second World War
- SECOND WORLD WAR
- PENSIONS REVIEW OF PENETRATING CHEST WOUNDS
- ABDOMINAL WOUNDS 3 NZ DIVISION, SOLOMON ISLANDS
- Second World War
- Appendix — PRESENTATION OF ROEHAMPTON IDEAS AT THE END OF THE WAR
- SECOND WORLD WAR
- PRIMARY LOCAL TREATMENT
- Arrangements in Middle East
- Second World War
- Experiences in British Army in United Kingdom 1
- War Pensions Survey
- [section]
- Medical Boarding Overseas
- Standards of Vision
- Hysteria
- Battle Casualties
- References
- [section]
- Specialist Staff in 2 NZEF
- Clinical Experience in Egypt
- Battle Casualties
- GENERAL HEALTH OF PRISONERS OF WAR
- Index
- FIRST WORLD WAR
- SECOND WORLD WAR
- [section]
- Efficacy of TAB Vaccine
- [section]
- Annual Incidence
- Susceptibility of Officers
- Prevention of Hepatitis
- Statistics
- PERIPHERAL LOBULAR NECROSIS IN HEPATITIS
- Malaria in 2 NZEF
- North Africa and Sicily
- Malaria in Troops after leaving Malaria Area and stopping Atebrin
- [section]
- Incidence in 2 NZEF
- [chapter]
- Other Types of Meningitis
- [section]
- Cutaneous Diphtheria
- Influenza
- Asthma
- GENERAL OUTLINE OF TREATMENT
- [section]
- Treatment: At the Base
- Psychiatric Examinations of Soldiers for Courts Martial
- Development of Neurosis in the First Furlough Draft, 2 NZEF, in New Zealand
- Treatment on Return to New Zealand
- Association of Neurosis with Head Injury
- Simple Concussion
- First World War Cases of Hypertension—Deaths
- Middle East Experience
- Desert Sores
- Eczema and Dermatitis
- Other Infections
- Psychoneurosis
- In Italy
- Scabies and Pediculosis
- Experience of Pacific Force
- [section]
- Planning for 2 NZEF
- Climatic Conditions
- General
- Fly Control
- Laundry Facilities
- Food
- Mosquito Control
- Incidence of Disease
- Analysis of Work Done at 1 NZ General Hospital Laboratory During Thirty-one Months at Helwan
- Epidemic and Endemic Diseases
- Number Required
- Rank of Laboratory Technicians
- Training of Technicians
- [section]
- 2 NZEF (IP)
- War Disablement Pensions
- With the Cameliers in Palestine
Searching
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Middle East":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.