New Zealand forces

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military forces

New Zealand forces were the military units of New Zealand that fought as part of the Allied armies in major World War II campaigns, including in North Africa, Italy, and the Pacific.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
New Zealand forces canonical 11
New Zealand Expeditionary Force (World War II) 1
New Zealand Military Forces 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military forces ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allies
branch New Zealand Army ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Navy ⓘ
casualties over 11,000 killed in World War II ⓘ
commander Bernard Freyberg ⓘ
cooperatedWith Australian Defence Force ⓘ
surface form: Australian forces

British Army ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form: Free French forces

United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: United States forces
country New Zealand ⓘ
engagedInBattle Battle of Crete ⓘ
Balkan Campaign ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Greece

Battle of Minqar Qaim ⓘ
Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ
Battle of Bougainville ⓘ
surface form: Bougainville campaign

Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of El Alamein

Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign on the Adriatic front

Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein

Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Tunisian Campaign
garrison Wellington ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Māori ⓘ
mobilizedFrom New Zealand forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: New Zealand Expeditionary Force (World War II)

Territorial Force of New Zealand ⓘ
notableCommander Bernard Freyberg ⓘ
notableUnit 28th (Māori) Battalion ⓘ
2nd New Zealand Division ⓘ
New Zealand Armoured Brigade ⓘ
No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
surface form: RNZAF squadrons in the Pacific
opponent Fascist Italy ⓘ
Japanese colonial empire ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Japan

Nazi Germany ⓘ
part 2nd New Zealand Division ⓘ
3rd New Zealand Division ⓘ
participatedIn World War II ⓘ
role expeditionary force ⓘ
home defence ⓘ
supportedBy New Zealand government ⓘ
theater Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: North African Campaign

Pacific War ⓘ
timePeriod 1939–1945 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Monte Cassino → belligerent → New Zealand forces ⓘ
South West Pacific Area → participant → New Zealand forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand military forces
New Zealand forces → mobilizedFrom → New Zealand forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Expeditionary Force (World War II)
Belhamed → involvedForces → New Zealand forces ⓘ
New Georgia Islands → wasRecapturedBy → New Zealand forces ⓘ
Ottoman air units → engagedOpponent → New Zealand forces ⓘ
Commonwealth War Cemetery → burialOf → New Zealand forces ⓘ
subject surface form: Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein
this entity surface form: New Zealand soldiers
El Alamein Commonwealth Memorial → hasInscribedNamesOf → New Zealand forces ⓘ
National Liberation Front → foughtAgainst → New Zealand forces ⓘ
2nd Armoured Brigade → cooperatedWith → New Zealand forces ⓘ
New Zealand Armoured Brigade → partOf → New Zealand forces ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Military Forces
Lewis gun → usedBy → New Zealand forces ⓘ
Italy 1943–45 → hasParticipant → New Zealand forces ⓘ
Fort Capuzzo → capturedBy → New Zealand forces ⓘ
British Western Desert Force → alliedWith → New Zealand forces ⓘ