Divisional Headquarters
(Place)
Mentioned in
- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- CHAPTER 10 — Airborne Invasion
- CHAPTER 12 — Reconstruction
- CHAPTER 15 — The Pendulum Swings
- CHAPTER 16 — Fresh Woods
- CHAPTER 18 — Battle at Minqar Qaim
- CHAPTER 19 — Alamein Chessboard
- CHAPTER 21 — The El Mreir Fiasco
- CHAPTER 28 — On the Orsogna Road
- CHAPTER 29 — Winter and Spring
- CHAPTER 40 — Through Mud and Water to the Senio
- CHAPTER 43 — Flood Tide
- 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 21 Battalion
- 22 Battalion
- 23 Battalion
- 24 Battalion
- 25 Battalion
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
- The Second Day at Maleme
- The Composite Battalion is Relieved
- New Equipment but No Medium Guns
- The Division Moves North
- An Anti-Tank Advanced Guard
- 4 Brigade Captures Gambut
- The Blockhouse
- Mopping Up Near Sidi Rezegh
- Divisional Headquarters under Attack
- Panzers Overwhelm Most of 6 Brigade
- A Merciless Bombardment of 25 Battery
- The Remnants of the Division Gather at Zaafran
- Springtime in Syria
- Threats from All Quarters
- The Break-out After Dark
- The Jock Column Policy Continues
- Stalemate in August
- The Battle of Alam Halfa
- Anti-Tankers on Miteiriya Ridge
- The Pursuit
- [section]
- The Second Left Hook: To Nofilia
- Lobs and Others on the Coast Route
- [section]
- Operation dickens
- 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies
- Alam Halfa and Alamein
- CHAPTER 3 — The Days of Decision
- CHAPTER 4 — Axis and Allied Plans
- CHAPTER 5 — Patrols and Raids
- CHAPTER 6 — Rommel's Offensive Opens
- CHAPTER 9 — Operation BERESFORD
- CHAPTER 10 — Enemy Counter-Attacks
- CHAPTER 13 — Preparations for the Offensive
- CHAPTER 15 — The Eve of the Offensive
- CHAPTER 18 — 10 Corps' Plans
- CHAPTER 21 — The Battle is Joined
- CHAPTER 30 — Operation supercharge
- CHAPTER 32 — The Pursuit
- CHAPTER 33 — Halfaya Pass
- Index
- Bardia to Enfidaville
- List of Illustrations
- Appendix II
- The Halt at Bardia
- 6 Infantry Brigade Group
- Across the Rift
- Into the Blue—15 December
- 6 Brigade Advances
- Tidying Up
- Attacking Nofilia
- Outflanking Nofilia
- Back to Business
- The Division moves Forward
- 2 NZ Division Closes up for the Attack
- 17 January—across Wadi Sofeggin
- 19 January at Beni Ulid
- 21 January—the Plains of Tripoli
- Action at Azizia, 22 January
- 23 January—Tripoli Captured
- Early Days in Tripoli
- The Remainder of the Division
- Lull before the Storm
- The Enemy Withdraws
- Divisional Activities, 1–6 April
- 6 Infantry Brigade on 20 April
- The Last Plan
- Battle for Egypt
- CHAPTER 2 — A Hazardous Project
- CHAPTER 3 — Alternative Roles
- CHAPTER 4 — Division in Syria
- CHAPTER 6 — Forced March to the Desert
- CHAPTER 7 — Preparations for Decisive Battle
- CHAPTER 10 — Germans Break In
- CHAPTER 11 — New Zealand Division Isolated
- CHAPTER 12 — Twenty-four Tense Hours
- CHAPTER 13 — Eighth Army in Last Ditch
- CHAPTER 16 — Defeat of Ariete Division
- CHAPTER 17 — Thrusts, Parries, and Plans
- CHAPTER 18 — Both Armies Prepare Attacks
- CHAPTER 19 — Battle of Tell el Eisa
- CHAPTER 22 — Capture of Ruweisat Ridge
- CHAPTER 23 — The First Disaster
- CHAPTER 24 — Fighting on the Ridge
- CHAPTER 25 — Enemy Prepares Counter-attack
- CHAPTER 26 — Fourth Brigade Overrun
- CHAPTER 28 — Raids, Patrols, Consolidation
- CHAPTER 29 — Plans for El Mreir
- CHAPTER 30 — Advance of Sixth Brigade
- CHAPTER 31 — Succession of Disasters
- Appendix I
- Index
- Chaplains
- Crete
- Divisional Cavalry
- Divisional Signals
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 2 — To Egypt and the United Kingdom
- CHAPTER 4 — Concentration of the Division
- CHAPTER 5 — To the Defence of Greece
- CHAPTER 6 — Withdrawal from Greece
- CHAPTER 7 — Battle for Crete
- CHAPTER 8 — Return to Egypt
- CHAPTER 9 — The Cyrenaican Offensive
- CHAPTER 10 — Syria
- CHAPTER 11 — Minqar Qaim
- CHAPTER 12 — A Hard Summer
- CHAPTER 13 — Rommel's Last Bid for Egypt
- CHAPTER 14 — The Alamein Offensive
- CHAPTER 15 — From Bardia to Tripoli
- CHAPTER 16 — Final Campaign in Africa
- CHAPTER 17 — The Sangro and Orsogna
- CHAPTER 18 — The Struggle for Cassino
- CHAPTER 19 — The Advance to the Arno
- CHAPTER 20 — The Gothic Line
- CHAPTER 21 — Into the Plains
- CHAPTER 22 — The Final Offensive
- Index
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
- Greece 1
- 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
- 42 — The Chief of the General Staff (Wellington) to the War Office — [Extract]
- 70 — General Freyberg, General Officer Commanding, 2nd NZEF, to the Prime Minister of New Zealand — [Extract]
- 91 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 245 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 381 — Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 385 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- Index
- Withdrawal from Greece
- 88 — General Freyberg to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 111 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 112 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 132 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 134 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 301 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 308 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume III
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino
- Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste
- IV: Avezzano
- I: A Change in Plan
- II: The Pesa Valley
- III: The Pian dei Cerri Hills
- V: La Romola
- VI: Breaking the Paula Line
- III: Morale
- II: From the Fiumicino to the Pisciatello
- IV: The Division in Reserve
- II: The Capture of Faenza
- III: The Halt at the Senio
- IV: The Division Gets Ready
- I: The Sillaro River and Medicina
- II: The Senio Stopbank
- I: From the Idice to the Reno River
- II: The Account Squared with the Parachutists
- III: A Chance to Jump the Idice
- I: The Occupation of Trieste
- II: Crossing the River Po
- IV: Through the Venetian Line
- IV: The Division Retires
- Appendix V — 2 NEW ZEALAND DIVISION — Principal Appointments as at 1 April 1945
- Journey Towards Christmas
- Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- [section]
- CHAPTER 4 — The Campaign in Greece
- CHAPTER 5 — The Campaign in Crete
- CHAPTER 7 — The Crusader Campaign
- CHAPTER 10 — Neap Tide in Egypt
- CHAPTER 12 — The Turn of the Tide
- CHAPTER 13 — High Tide in Tripolitania
- CHAPTER 19 — 14 Forestry Company in Italy
- CHAPTER 22 — To the Senio
- Divisional Engineer Units
- The Field Companies
- [section]
- [section]
- New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
- Petrol Company
- Political and External Affairs
- Problems of 2 NZEF
- Supply Company
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- The New Zealanders at Gallipoli
- The Pacific
- The Relief of Tobruk
- CHAPTER 2 — Lull in the Desert War
- CHAPTER 3 — Preparing for Action
- CHAPTER 8 — The Frontier Operations Begin
- CHAPTER 9 — Heading for Tobruk
- CHAPTER 12 — The Matruh Stakes
- CHAPTER 13 — The Capture of the Blockhouse
- CHAPTER 14 — Success at Belhamed; Failure at Sidi Rezegh
- CHAPTER 17 — Rommel's ‘Evil Dream’
- CHAPTER 20 — Rommel Returns to the Tobruk Front
- CHAPTER 21 — Increasing Pressure on 6 Brigade
- CHAPTER 22 — Counter-attack on the Tobruk Corridor
- CHAPTER 23 — Sidi Rezegh is Lost
- CHAPTER 24 — Belhamed and Zaafran
- CHAPTER 26 — Gazala and Beyond
- To Greece
- CHAPTER 1 — The First Echelon
- CHAPTER 2 — The Second Echelon
- CHAPTER 3 — Third Echelon joins the First
- The Aliakmon Line
- The Withdrawal of 6 Brigade
- Movements to and from Servia Pass
- The Withdrawal of 5 Brigade
- Sixth Brigade covers the Withdrawal, 18 April
- The Withdrawal through Volos
- Medical and Base Units leave the Athens Area, 22–25 April
- The Front Weakens
- Withdrawals from the Thermopylae area, Night 23–24 April
- The Germans Attack from the Air
- New Plans and Further Withdrawals, 26 April
- Index
- War Surgery and Medicine
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