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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Sicily
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gptkbp:celebrates
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71st Battalion Memorial
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:New_Zealand
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:M3_Stuart_tank
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:Universal_Carrier
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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1941
1945
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gptkbp:formed
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1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Auckland
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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New Zealand 71st Battalion
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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71st_Battalion_Association
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dodecanese
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Adriatic_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Po_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegean_Sea
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of Crete
Battle of the Gothic Line
Battle of Cassino
Battle of Trieste
Battle of the Senio
Battle of Orsogna
Battle of the Sangro
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gptkbp:motto
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In_Arduis_Fidelis
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gptkbp:nickname
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The 71st
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_H._A._H._McClymont
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Theatre
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:New_Zealand_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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volunteer basis
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gptkbp:role
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infantry combat
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1,000 personnel
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:New_Zealand_2nd_Division
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gptkbp:traditions
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Poppy Day
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gptkbp:training
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basic military training
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gptkbp:type
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infantry battalion
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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71st_Battalion_badge
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