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

426 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence — [Extract]

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426
General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
[Extract]

21 August 1944

…. On 17 August I travelled by air to Taranto and inspected the Greek Brigade and arranged plans for their battle training. I was much impressed by their bearing. Their keenness to serve with the New Zealand Division was very obvious….2

2 For complete text of this telegram see Maintenance of 2nd New Zealand Division (No. 387). After taking part in the capture of Rimini and the crossing of the Rubicon River, the Brigade left Italy for Greece on 7 Nov 1944.

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