British 2nd New Zealand Division

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_16th_Alamein
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Dispatches
gptkbp:casualties over 30,000
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_Bernard_Freyberg
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Howard_Kippenberger
gptkb:Brigadier_James_Hargest
gptkb:Brigadier_John_Mc_Cormick
gptkb:Brigadier_John_Mc_Kenzie
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:cultural_impact represented New Zealand's contribution to WWII
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:New_Zealand_government
1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
Bren gun
Sherman tank
M3 Stuart tank
gptkbp:established gptkb:New_Zealand_government
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Auckland
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to Allied victories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 2nd New Zealand Division
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy inspired future New Zealand military units
gptkbp:motto In Arduis Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Kiwi_Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Mediterranean_Theatre
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:New_Zealand_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:3rd_New_Zealand_Division
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Western_Desert_Campaign
gptkb:Dodecanese_Campaign
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:2nd_New_Zealand_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:symbol Kiwi bird
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit