NZ Soldiers in Egypt
A DigitalNZ Story by CindyM
During WWII soldiers from NZ travelled to Egypt to Army Camps. The 2nd NZ Division took part in the 8th Army’s effort to drive the Italian and German forces out of North Africa.
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Egypt: Training under service conditions
Alexander Turnbull Library
Member of Maori Battalion in training, Egypt
Alexander Turnbull Library
Soldiers of the Maori Battalion training in the Western Desert, Egypt
Alexander Turnbull Library
World War 2 New Zealand troops training under service conditions in Maadi, Egypt
Alexander Turnbull Library
Sergeant Amohau, 28 (Maori) Battalion, during training in Egypt
Alexander Turnbull Library
Maori Battalion training in tank hunting, Egypt
Alexander Turnbull Library
![Image: PERSONAL RECORD. EDGECOMBE, FRED. [NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS IN EGYPT]](https://thumbnailer.digitalnz.org/?resize=770x&src=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F787247077-38fc4e742e29658b142cee234ecf5d78eec0b3aabc1ba8dafbab141c62b2901b-d%3Fregion%3Dus_640x360&resize=368%253E "PERSONAL RECORD. EDGECOMBE, FRED. [NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS IN EGYPT]")
PERSONAL RECORD. EDGECOMBE, FRED. [NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS IN EGYPT]
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![Image: PERSONAL RECORD. THORPE, CANON. DAVID. [22 BATTALION IN DESERT]](https://thumbnailer.digitalnz.org/?resize=770x&src=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F966513485-05e90c88ea910ce6792407254b2838f7ba249d99ffe1537dadb2339bc65a43af-d%3Fregion%3Dus_640x360&resize=368%253E "PERSONAL RECORD. THORPE, CANON. DAVID. [22 BATTALION IN DESERT]")
PERSONAL RECORD. THORPE, CANON. DAVID. [22 BATTALION IN DESERT]
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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2 NZEF infantry marching into Egypt
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
