Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
CONTENTS
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CONTENTS
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Preface | v |
Outbreak of War and Declarations— | |
Germany | 1 |
Italy | 9 |
Finland, Hungary, Roumania, and Bulgaria | 13 |
Negotiations Regarding Participation of New Zealand's Armed Forces | 17 |
Appointment of Commander, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 23 |
Formation and Despatch of First Echelon and Arrival in Egypt | 34 |
First Echelon in Egypt: Command and Employment | 62 |
Second Echelon: Diversion to United Kingdom, Command and Employment | 83 |
Third Echelon | 156 |
Concentration of the 2nd New Zealand Division: Policy concerning Detachments | 182 |
Special Units | 208 |
Greece | 239 |
Crete | 285 |
Appendices— | |
Agreed Conclusions of Discussions between Officials held at the War Office on 2 November 1939 | 333 |
New Zealand Forces: Note of a Meeting held at the War Office on 6 November 1939 | 335 |
Interchange of Information between the Governments of Australia and New Zealand | 338 |
The Position in Egypt: Memorandum by Major-General B. C. Freyberg | 341 |