Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II

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Preface	v
Proposed Formation of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps	1
The Operations of the 2nd New Zealand Division in Greece and Crete	16
Reinforcement of 2nd NZEF, 1940–42	22
Formation of New Zealand Armoured Brigade	49
Libyan Campaign, 1941–42	70
Syria	98
The Battle for Egypt	110
Proposed Withdrawal of 2nd New Zealand Division (November—December 1942)	141
Campaign in Tripolitania and Tunisia	156
Proposed Withdrawal of 2nd New Zealand Division (April—May 1943) and Plans for Future Employment	182
Furlough Scheme	222
Despatch of 2nd New Zealand Division to Italy	263
Campaign in Italy, 1943–44	275
New Zealand Squadron, Long Range Desert Group, in the Dodecanese Operations	308
Maintenance of 2nd New Zealand Division; the Replacement Scheme	328
Attachment of Greek Brigade to 2nd New Zealand Division	396
Proposal to Use New Zealand Detachment for Garrison Duties in Greece	398
End of Campaign in Italy	401
Trieste	415
Return of Division to New Zealand	428
Appendix I: Appreciation of the Problem of the Withdrawal of One or Other of the 2nd or 3rd New Zealand Divisions	449

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