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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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 → 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 (7)

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

Battle of Monte Cassino → belligerent → 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"

Ottoman air units → engagedOpponent → New Zealand forces →

Belhamed → involvedForces → New Zealand forces →

New Zealand forces → mobilizedFrom → New Zealand forces →

this entity surface form: "New Zealand Expeditionary Force (World War II)"

South West Pacific Area → participant → New Zealand forces →

this entity surface form: "New Zealand military forces"

New Georgia Islands → wasRecapturedBy → New Zealand forces →