2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
Contents
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- [covers]
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
- [frontispiece]
- [title page]
- Preface p. v
- Contents p. ix
- List of Illustrations p. xi
- List of Maps p. xvii
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- CHAPTER 1 — The Early Days: New Zealand, United Kingdom and Egypt
- [section] p. 1
- Brigadier Miles, the First CRA p. 5
- The First Echelon p. 7
- The Second Echelon p. 8
- The Third Echelon p. 11
- Maadi and the Western Desert p. 16
- Getting Ready for Greece p. 19
- CHAPTER 2 — Greece: The Gunners' Campaign
- [section] p. 24
- The Aliakmon Line p. 25
- Back to the Olympus Line p. 28
- Rearguard on the Aliakmon p. 34
- Desperate Fighting at Platamon p. 37
- Crest Clearance on the Cloudy Slopes of Olympus p. 41
- A Dominant Position above Servia p. 45
- 26 Battery at Kalabaka p. 48
- ‘Action Front: Tanks!’ p. 50
- Action Overlooking Elasson
- Tempe: A Crucial Rearguard p. 57
- Retreat to Thermopylae p. 67
- The Passes of Dhomokos and Fourka p. 71
- CHAPTER 3 — The Molos Battle and then the Beaches
- [section] p. 74
- Evacuation Plans and Moves p. 79
- Molos: The Gunners' Battle p. 84
- Retreat to the Beaches p. 95
- CHAPTER 4 — Gunners and ‘Infantillery’ in Crete
- [section] p. 102
- Armed and Unarmed Parties p. 105
- An Odd Assortment of Guns p. 109
- The Gun Positions p. 112
- The Airborne Assault on 5 Brigade p. 117
- The Landing in the Prison Valley p. 124
- The Second Day at Maleme p. 129
- Minor Fighting at Galatas p. 133
- The Counter-attack on the Airfield Fails p. 134
- A Paratroop Attack on Galatas is Repulsed p. 137
- 5 Brigade Withdraws p. 139
- The Composite Battalion is Relieved p. 142
- Difficult Gunnery at Galatas p. 144
- Desperate Fighting by Gunners and ‘Infantillery’ p. 147
- Retreat from Galatas p. 155
- Snadden's Gunner Platoon p. 159
- A Cruel Ending to the Campaign p. 162
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CHAPTER 5 — Recuperation, Training and Reinforcement p. 167
- [section] p. 167
- The 14th Light Ack-Ack Arrives p. 168
- Lessons of Greece p. 170
- New Equipment but No Medium Guns p. 171
- Action for the Bofors Gunners p. 174
- Preparing for Desert Operations p. 176
- Field and Anti-Tank Batteries are Reorganised p. 177
- The Battle Plan p. 180
- The Move to the Libyan Frontier p. 182
- CHAPTER 6 — CRUSADER: Retrieving a Disastrous Start
- [section] p. 185
- The Division Moves North p. 187
- The Attack on Bir Ghirba p. 191
- Bad News of the Tank Battle p. 194
- 6 Brigade Overruns Africa Corps Headquarters p. 196
- Hard Fighting at Point 175 p. 198
- L Troop's Anti-Tank Action p. 205
- Major Sawyers recaptures a Dozen Tanks p. 208
- An Anti-Tank Advanced Guard p. 210
- 4 Brigade Captures Gambut
- The Blockhouse p. 216
- The First Attack on Sidi Rezegh p. 222
- Sidi Rezegh and Ed Duda p. 229
- CHAPTER 7 — crusader: A Hard-won Victory
- [section] p. 235
- The Enemy Armour Approaches Bardia p. 236
- The Guns Fail to Save 5 Brigade Headquarters p. 240
- The Garrisons of Menastir and Capuzzo Repel Attacks p. 246
- Mopping Up Near Sidi Rezegh p. 249
- Pressure on 6 Brigade p. 253
- Divisional Headquarters under Attack p. 256
- Point 175 is Lost p. 258
- Panzers Overwhelm Most of 6 Brigade p. 260
- A Merciless Bombardment of 25 Battery p. 265
- The CRA Fails to Clear Up High-level Misunderstandings p. 267
- The 6th Field is Overrun p. 269
- Belhamed is Also Lost p. 275
- The Remnants of the Division Gather at Zaafran p. 278
- Duff's Gun Group Beats Back All Attacks p. 281
- The Maori Victory at Menastir p. 285
- Gunners in Tobruk Fortress p. 286
- The Sinking of the Chakdina p. 289
- The Gazala Battle p. 291
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CHAPTER 8 — Interlude in Syria p. 297
- [section] p. 297
- Training in Combined Operations p. 298
- 5 Brigade Mans the El Adem Box p. 300
- Springtime in Syria p. 302
- Increased Anti-Tank Strength p. 307
- Key Men Leave for Service in the Pacific p. 308
- CHAPTER 9 — Minqar Qaim: Another Gunners' Battle
- [section] p. 312
- The Minqar Qaim Position p. 315
- More 6-Pounders Arrive p. 318
- Vulnerable Transport p. 320
- Threats from All Quarters p. 321
- The Break-out After Dark p. 326
- CHAPTER 10 — Summer in the Alamein Line
- [section] p. 333
- The Jock Column Policy Continues p. 334
- Plenty of Work for the Bofors p. 338
- The Attack on Ruweisat p. 341
- El Mreir: Another Costly Failure p. 348
- Stalemate in August p. 353
- The Battle of Alam Halfa p. 357
- The Counter-attack Southwards p. 363
- CHAPTER 11 — The Alamein Offensive
- [section] p. 372
- Moving Up to the Front p. 375
- The Artillery Plan p. 376
- A Shortage of Gunners p. 380
- The Barrage
- The 4th Field Moves Up Behind the Armour p. 385
- OPs Under Fire p. 388
- Anti-Tankers on Miteiriya Ridge p. 389
- The Enemy Gun Line Is Not Broken p. 393
- The End of Operation Lightfoot p. 395
- CHAPTER 12 — Operation SUPERCHARGE
- [section] p. 398
- Planning supercharge p. 401
- The 192-Gun Creeping Barrage p. 405
- Trouble for the Anti-Tankers p. 406
- Breaking the Enemy Gun Line p. 410
- Another Big Barrage p. 414
- The End of the Alamein Line p. 415
- The Pursuit p. 417
- CHAPTER 13 — The Surveyors p. 423
- CHAPTER 14 — The Conquest of Libya
- [section] p. 437
- Crossing Cyrenaica p. 438
- The First Left Hook p. 439
- The Action at Wadi Matratin
- The Second Left Hook: To Nofilia p. 445
- Lobs and Others on the Coast Route p. 448
- Christmas and the New Year by the Gulf of Sirte p. 449
- The Development of the Stonk p. 451
- Moving on towards Tripoli p. 452
- Beni Ulid p. 457
- The Difficult Approaches to Azizia p. 458
- Suani Ben Adem p. 461
- Tripoli p. 462
- The Parade for Mr Churchill and Other Events p. 463
- The Bofors Gunners Defend Tripoli Harbour p. 464
- Preparing for a Divisional Artillery Exercise p. 466
- CHAPTER 15 — Tunisia: The End of a Long Road
- [section] p. 468
- Field Regiments under CRA's Command p. 470
- Enemy Attack is Repulsed p. 474
- Air Attacks p. 476
- Outflanking the Mareth Line p. 477
- The Tebaga Gap p. 480
- New Zealand Corps Reinforced p. 483
- The Advance to Gabes p. 486
- Wadi Akarit p. 490
- The Pursuit Continues p. 492
- Takrouna p. 497
- Operations around Djebibina p. 507
- Return to Maadi p. 513
- CHAPTER 16 — Italy: The Sangro and Orsogna
- [section] p. 515
- Burg el Arab p. 516
- The Move to Italy p. 518
- Marking Time at Taranto p. 519
- A New Kind of War in Italy p. 520
- The Journey to the Adriatic Front p. 521
- Edging Towards the Sangro River p. 523
- The Crossing of the Sangro p. 526
- Guardiagrele and Orsogna p. 529
- The Second Attack on Orsogna p. 532
- The Third Attack p. 536
- The Final Attack p. 537
- The Casa War
- Guns Firing Short p. 544
- Famous Landmarks p. 545
- The Ack-Ack Record p. 546
- Survey Work
- Withdrawing from the Orsogna Front p. 547
- CHAPTER 17 — The New Zealand Attacks at Cassino
- [section] p. 550
- The Maoris Attack the Railway Station p. 557
- Operation dickens p. 567
- CHAPTER 18 — The Mountains above Cassino and the Action at Sora—Balsorano
- [section] p. 581
- Anti-Tankers Form 39 Mortar Battery p. 590
- The Pursuit Begins p. 592
- CHAPTER 19 — Arezzo and Florence
- [section] p. 607
- Infantry and M10 Training for Anti-Tankers p. 608
- A Hasty Move to the Arezzo Front p. 609
- Infantry Complaints about Short-shooting p. 612
- Taupo Furlough Scheme p. 617
- Committed to Florence Battle
- M10s in Action p. 620
- San Michele p. 623
- Tragedy at La Romola p. 625
- The Final Attacks p. 627
- The Fall of Florence p. 632
- The Montelupo–Empoli Front p. 634
- A Brief Rest near Siena p. 637
- CHAPTER 20 — Back to the Adriatic
- [section] p. 638
- Attack on the Gothic Line
- The Coriano Ridge p. 641
- The Rimini Front p. 643
- Rivers, Canals and Ditches of the Romagna p. 647
- Viserba and Bellaria
- Rain Delays the Offensive p. 654
- Anti-Tankers Support the Greek Brigade p. 656
- Thrusting Along the Foothills p. 658
- Across the Savio River p. 660
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CHAPTER 21 — Winter in the Romagna p. 664
- [section] p. 664
- Some Units are Disbanded
- Return to the Front
- Surprise Attack West of Faenza p. 673
- A White Christmas on the Senio p. 678
- Manning a Winter Line p. 680
- Departures and Replacements p. 685
- CHAPTER 22 — The Senio to Trieste: the Triumphant Advance
- [section] p. 688
- A Sudden Move to the Front p. 690
- The Forthcoming Offensive p. 692
- Changes in Equipment and Methods p. 694
- Changes in Personnel p. 695
- The Artillery Plan p. 696
- The Senio Crossing p. 699
- Pushing on to the Santerno p. 703
- Near Massa Lombarda p. 708
- The Sillaro p. 709
- Spaniel: a Masterpiece of Planning and Administration p. 711
- Gruesome Effects of Artillery Fire p. 714
- The Gaiana Canal p. 716
- Across the Idice p. 718
- A Rapid Advance towards the Po p. 720
- Crossing the Po and the Adige p. 721
- The Race to Padua p. 724
- From Venice to the Piave p. 727
- On to Trieste p. 728
- Tension after VE Day p. 729
- General Freyberg Sums Up p. 730
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CHAPTER 23 — The End of the Story p. 734
- [section] p. 734
- The Disbandment p. 735
- Jayforce p. 738
- The End and the Continuation p. 739
- Appendix I p. 740
- Appendix II p. 743
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Roll of Honour p. 749
- HQ 2 NZ Divisional Artillery p. 749
- 4 Field Regiment
- 5 Field Regiment p. 753
- 6 Field Regiment p. 756
- 7 Anti-Tank Regiment p. 760
- 14 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment p. 764
- 36 Survey Battery p. 766
- I Survey Troop
- SUMMARY OF CASUALTIES — (ALL REGIMENTS) p. 767
- Honours and Awards p. 768
- Index p. 773
- CHAPTER 1 — The Early Days: New Zealand, United Kingdom and Egypt
- [backmatter] p. 797