Maadi
(Place)
Mentioned in
- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 3 — Maadi Camp
- CHAPTER 4 — Garawla Interludes
- CHAPTER 5 — ‘Freyberg's Wogs’
- CHAPTER 6 — Over the Water
- CHAPTER 12 — Reconstruction
- CHAPTER 16 — Fresh Woods
- CHAPTER 20 — Disaster at Ruweisat
- CHAPTER 22 — Trial by Heat
- CHAPTER 23 — Farewell to the Blue
- CHAPTER 24 — ‘Tanks of our Own’
- CHAPTER 25 — Back to Europe
- CHAPTER 34 — Northwards
- 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- List of Illustrations
- Appendix I
- CHAPTER 3 — Egypt
- CHAPTER 4 — The Western Desert
- CHAPTER 5 — Baggush Box
- CHAPTER 6 — Helwan
- CHAPTER 11 — Back to Egypt
- CHAPTER 12 — The Division in the Desert
- CHAPTER 13 — Baggush to Syria
- CHAPTER 14 — Back to the Western Desert
- CHAPTER 15 — Infantry Into Armour
- CHAPTER 18 — A New Year and a Fresh Front
- CHAPTER 22 — Back to the Adriatic Coast
- Index
- 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 2 — Journey from New Zealand to Egypt
- CHAPTER 3 — Training in Egypt
- CHAPTER 5 — Crete
- CHAPTER 6 — Rebuilding the Battalion
- CHAPTER 7 — Campaign in Libya
- CHAPTER 8 — Rebuilding after Battle
- CHAPTER 10 — Return to the Desert
- CHAPTER 11 — Ruweisat Ridge
- CHAPTER 12 — Infantry to Armour
- CHAPTER 13 — Farewell to Maadi
- CHAPTER 19 — Winter on the Senio
- CHAPTER 20 — The Last Lap
- Index
- 21 Battalion
- 22 Battalion
- 23 Battalion
- 24 Battalion
- 25 Battalion
- 26 Battalion
- Chapter 1 — In Burnham and Journey Overseas
- List of Illustrations
- Chapter 2 — Early Days in Egypt
- Chapter 4 — The Canal Zone
- Chapter 6 — Syria
- Chapter 7 — The Battle for Egypt
- Chapter 9 — The Pursuit
- Chapter 10 — The Fall of Tunisia
- Chapter 11 — Departure from Egypt
- Chapter 17 — The Advance from Rimini
- Chapter 19 — The Final Offensive in Italy
- Index
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
- CHAPTER 1 — Going Overseas
- CHAPTER 2 — Egypt
- CHAPTER 4 — Withdrawal from Greece
- CHAPTER 6 — Sidi Rezegh
- CHAPTER 7 — Sidi Azeiz and Gazala
- CHAPTER 8 — The Bekaa Valley
- CHAPTER 9 — Minqar Qaim
- CHAPTER 10 — Ruweisat Ridge
- CHAPTER 11 — El Mreir
- CHAPTER 12 — The New Zealand Box
- CHAPTER 13 — The Battle of Alamein
- CHAPTER 14 — The Pursuit
- CHAPTER 16 — Victory in Africa
- Index
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 13 — The Surveyors
- Index
- The Second Echelon
- Maadi and the Western Desert
- Getting Ready for Greece
- [section]
- New Equipment but No Medium Guns
- Action for the Bofors Gunners
- Preparing for Desert Operations
- Field and Anti-Tank Batteries are Reorganised
- Belhamed is Also Lost
- Training in Combined Operations
- 5 Brigade Mans the El Adem Box
- Springtime in Syria
- [section]
- The Attack on Ruweisat
- Stalemate in August
- The Battle of Alam Halfa
- The Artillery Plan
- [section]
- Operations around Djebibina
- Return to Maadi
- [section]
- Anti-Tankers Form 39 Mortar Battery
- 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies
- Alam Halfa and Alamein
- CHAPTER 1 — The Opposing Armies
- CHAPTER 2 — The Alam el Halfa Defences
- CHAPTER 3 — The Days of Decision
- CHAPTER 4 — Axis and Allied Plans
- CHAPTER 5 — Patrols and Raids
- CHAPTER 7 — The Battle Develops
- CHAPTER 13 — Preparations for the Offensive
- CHAPTER 14 — The Development of the Plans
- CHAPTER 29 — Australians under Counter-attack
- CHAPTER 33 — Halfaya Pass
- Appendix III — New Zealand Casualties in the Battle for Egypt — 20 June–21 November 1942
- Index
- Bardia to Enfidaville
- Battle for Egypt
- CHAPTER 1 — Aftermath of Libyan Campaign
- CHAPTER 2 — A Hazardous Project
- CHAPTER 4 — Division in Syria
- CHAPTER 6 — Forced March to the Desert
- CHAPTER 10 — Germans Break In
- CHAPTER 12 — Twenty-four Tense Hours
- CHAPTER 15 — Eighth Army Holds the Line
- CHAPTER 17 — Thrusts, Parries, and Plans
- CHAPTER 18 — Both Armies Prepare Attacks
- CHAPTER 20 — Armies Spar for Positions
- CHAPTER 28 — Raids, Patrols, Consolidation
- CHAPTER 33 — Reorganisation
- Index
- Chaplains
- Crete
- Divisional Cavalry
- CHAPTER 1 — Ngaruawahia - Sea Voyage - Arrival at Maadi
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 2 — Maadi - Garawla - Baggush - Daba
- CHAPTER 4 — The Regiment United
- CHAPTER 7 — Reorganisation and Back to the Desert
- CHAPTER 10 — The Syrian Holiday
- CHAPTER 11 — The Race for Egypt
- CHAPTER 12 — The Alamein Summer
- CHAPTER 14 — The Battle of Alamein
- CHAPTER 16 — Onward to Tripoli
- CHAPTER 18 — ‘Pastures New’
- Index
- Divisional Signals
- CHAPTER 1 — Mobilisation
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 2 — To Egypt and the United Kingdom
- CHAPTER 4 — Concentration of the Division
- CHAPTER 8 — Return to Egypt
- CHAPTER 10 — Syria
- CHAPTER 12 — A Hard Summer
- CHAPTER 13 — Rommel's Last Bid for Egypt
- CHAPTER 14 — The Alamein Offensive
- CHAPTER 15 — From Bardia to Tripoli
- CHAPTER 16 — Final Campaign in Africa
- CHAPTER 19 — The Advance to the Arno
- 2 NZ DIVISIONAL SIGNALS IN 1940
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
- 71 — Report by the General Officer Commanding, 2nd NZEF, to the Minister of Defence — [Extract]
- 87 — Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo) to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 91 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 98 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 222 — General Freyberg (London) to the Prime Minister
- 236 — General Freyberg (Cairo) to the Minister of Defence
- 242 — Memorandum from Headquarters, New Zealand Division, to Headquarters, British Troops in Egypt — DETACHMENTS FROM NEW ZEALAND DIVISION
- 245 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 247 — Memorandum from Headquarters, British Troops in Egypt, to Headquarters, New Zealand Division — NEW ZEALAND DIVISION—TRAINING
- 256 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 263 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 359 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- 88 — General Freyberg to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 95 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 115 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 132 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 134 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 135 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 153 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence [Extract]
- 158 — General Froyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 162 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 190 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 194 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 208 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister1 — [Extract]
- 250 — Headquarters 2nd NZEF to Army Headquarters (Wellington)
- 252 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 292 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 295 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 300 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 302 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 355 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 396 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg — [Extract]
- 420 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino
- Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste
- Journey Towards Christmas
- Contents
- Chapter 2 — How To See Egypt On A Pound A Week
- Chapter 8 — Murder On The Old Hook
- Chapter 11 — Prison And The Mushroom Country
- Chapter 12 — Syria
- Chapter 14 — A Study In Discomfort
- Chapter 16 — Journey With Halts
- Chapter 17 — Feeding A Caterpillar
- Chapter 18 — The End Of The First Half
- (2) Working for Wavell
- (3) Diversion to a Dragon-Slaying
- (1) The Sangro
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INDEX
- [section]
- Insect Pests
- Cairo
- Recreation
- Establishing Helwan Hospital
- Maadi Becomes Base Camp
- 2 General Hospital Arrives
- Early 1941
- The Field Ambulances
- Desert Hospital at Gerawla
- Rest Homes
- Move to Syria
- 5 Field Ambulance
- CCS Journeys to Zahle
- Ruweisat Ridge
- Flies
- Return of Field Units to Egypt
- [section]
- HQ 6 Field Ambulance Crosses the River
- 4 Field Ambulance
- 5 Field Ambulance
- 6 Field Ambulance
- 4 Field Hygiene Section
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- [section]
- CHAPTER 10 — Neap Tide in Egypt
- CHAPTER 24 — ‘Battled Fields no More’
- Appendix II — 2 NZEF ARMY POSTAL SERVICE
- Index
- [section]
- 19 Army Troops Company
- [section]
- 21 Mechanical Equipment Company
- 18 Army Troops Company
- 19 Army Troops Company
- 21 Mechanical Equipment Company
- The Field Companies
- Railway Operating Group
- 19 Army Troops Company
- [section]
- The Railway Groups
- The Army Troops Companies
- 2 NZ Division
- New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
- Index
- Maadi Camp
- Water
- Maadi Swimming Bath
- Laundry
- Establishment of a New Zealand General Hospital in Egypt
- 4 NZ General Hospital Opens at Helwan
- 2 NZ General Hospital Arrives
- Defence of Egypt
- Field Ambulance Equipment and Training
- 1 NZ Camp Hospital
- 1 NZ General Hospital, Helmieh
- 1 NZ Convalescent Depot
- Fourth Reinforcements
- Health of the Troops
- Venereal Diseases
- Influenza Epidemic – 5th Reinforcements
- Divisional Units in Canal Zone
- 2 NZ General Hospital
- 2 NZ General Hospital
- 1 NZ General Hospital Takes Over Helwan Hospital
- Problem of Down-Graded Men
- Enemy Air Raids on Canal Zone
- 2 NZ General Hospital at Garawla
- Staffing of Ambulance Trains and Naval Carriers
- Red Cross Administration
- Moves to Maadi and Suez Canal Zone
- 5 Field Ambulance Returns to Western Desert
- Medical Arrangements
- The Hospitals
- Medical Arrangements
- Medical Units
- Operations of Medical Units
- Hygiene and Sanitation
- Physical Exhaustion
- [section]
- [chapter]
- Ninth and Tenth Reinforcements
- Strength of Units—Other Ranks
- Repatriation of Prisoners of War
- [section]
- Move to Burg el Arab
- Arrangements in Italy
- [section]
- Tour by Director-General of Medical Services
- Petrol Company
- CHAPTER 4 — Desert Training
- CHAPTER 5 — ‘Oh To Be In England!’
- CHAPTER 6 — The Wavell Show
- CHAPTER 8 — Crete
- CHAPTER 9 — Libya, 1941
- CHAPTER 10 — Syrian Interlude
- CHAPTER 11 — Back to the ‘Blue’
- CHAPTER 12 — A Fateful Month
- CHAPTER 13 — Eighth Army Conquers
- CHAPTER 14 — The End in North Africa
- CHAPTER 15 — On to Italy
- THE ORION RACING CLUB — INDIAN OCEAN MEETING
- Prisoners of War
- Problems of 2 NZEF
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 1 — 2 NZEF is Formed
- [section]
- CHAPTER 2 — The First Year Overseas
- CHAPTER 3 — The First Three Campaigns
- CHAPTER 4 — Defeat and Victory
- CHAPTER 5 — Towards Rome
- CHAPTER 6 — The Last Eighteen Months
- CHAPTER 9 — Non-divisional, Base and Line-of-Communication Units
- CHAPTER 11 — Relations with General Headquarters
- CHAPTER 12 — Field and Base
- Index
- ORGANISATION OF HQ 2 NZEF
- MATRON-IN-CHIEF - PRINCIPAL MATRON
- EXTRA DUTY PAY
- CHAPLAINS
- SECOND ECHELON
- WAR ESTABLISHMENTS
- TRANSFERS BETWEEN CORPS
- PERSONNEL FOR EMPLOYMENT AT THE BASE
- TRAINING
- OFFICERS
- WARRANT OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
- MILITARY LAW
- DISCIPLINE
- THE MARGINALLY UNFIT
- [section]
- CANTEEN STORES
- OTHER AMENITIES
- COOKING
- EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICE
- HEAD-DRESS
- VEHICLE MARKINGS
- F. Base Units
- JOINING INSTRUCTIONS
- Supply Company
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 17 — In Palestine and Syria
- CHAPTER 19 — Alamein to Tunisia
- CHAPTER 23 — The Italian Campaign
- Dental Arrangements on H.M. Transports, 1st Echelon, 2 NZEF by Captain J. F. Fuller, A.D.D.S
- Reallocation of Personnel
- The proposed establishment of the unit was:
- Rebuilding the New Zealand Dental Corps in the Middle East
- Extract from a Survey of Dental Services within the NZ Division by Major Middlemass
- [section]
- [section]
- The Withdrawal of the Division and Scheme RUAPEHU
- Preparations for the Italian Campaign and Scheme WAKATIPU
- [section]
- Captain P. F. Foote2 of 6 NZ Field Ambulance:
- Index
- The Relief of Tobruk
- To Greece
- CHAPTER 1 — The First Echelon
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 2 — The Second Echelon
- CHAPTER 3 — Third Echelon joins the First
- CHAPTER 4 — The First Libyan Campaign, 1940–41
- CHAPTER 5 — Assembly and Training of the New Zealand Division
- Suggestion that New Zealand Troops be Sent to Crete
- The Positions of 5 Brigade about Olympus Pass
- Maadi and Helwan Camps
- New Zealand Units in the Desert
- War Economy Recipe Book
- War Surgery and Medicine
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Maadi":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.