new zealand infantry

Events In History

1 March 1916

New Zealand Division formed

After the evacuation from Gallipoli in December 1915, New Zealand troops returned to Egypt to recover and regroup. In February 1916, it was decided that Australian and New Zealand infantry divisions would be sent to the Western Front. On 1 March, the New Zealand Division was formed. Read more...

The function and form of the New Zealand infantry units during the First World War
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