New Zealand Division

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formation of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force infantry division military unit

The New Zealand Division was a First World War infantry division of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force that fought on the Western Front, notably in major battles such as the Somme, Messines, and Passchendaele.

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Label	Occurrences
New Zealand Division canonical	6

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	formation of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force ⓘ infantry division ⓘ military unit ⓘ
allegiance	British Empire ⓘ
alliance	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	New Zealand national war effort in World War I ⓘ
branch	New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Major General Andrew Hamilton Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General George Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ
component	1st New Zealand Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd New Zealand Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Divisional Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Machine Gun Corps units NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Pioneer Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ engineer units ⓘ logistics and support units ⓘ medical units ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War
country	New Zealand ⓘ
disbandedAfter	demobilisation of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force ⓘ
endTime	1919 ⓘ
firstCommander	Major General Andrew Hamilton Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedFrom	New Zealand Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Mounted Rifles units (dismounted) NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Rifle Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrison	Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNickname	The New Zealanders (informal) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
militaryBranch	infantry ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Broodseinde NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Flers–Courcelette NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Messines (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ German Spring Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Days Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	heavy casualties at Passchendaele in October 1917 ⓘ reputation as an effective assault division ⓘ
participatedIn	Allied offensives in 1916–1918 ⓘ trench warfare on the Western Front ⓘ
partOf	New Zealand Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
size	approximately 20,000 personnel at full strength ⓘ
startTime	1916 ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

New Zealand Memorial to the Missing at Tyne Cot → commemoratesBranch → New Zealand Division ⓘ

Battle of Messines (1917) → involvedUnit → New Zealand Division ⓘ

Battle of Cambrai (1918) → involvement → New Zealand Division ⓘ

Battle of Wadi Akarit → notableUnit → New Zealand Division ⓘ

I ANZAC Corps → composedOf → New Zealand Division ⓘ

New Zealand Expeditionary Force → component → New Zealand Division ⓘ