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Kōrero: Second World War

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - New Zealand’s involvement

Allies and Axis countries

Allies and Axis countries

New Zealand declares war on Germany

New Zealand declares war on Germany

HMS Achilles in the Battle of the River Plate

HMS Achilles in the Battle of the River Plate

New Zealand trainee airmen perform a haka in Vancouver

New Zealand trainee airmen perform a haka in Vancouver

Country lads

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Defeat in France, 1940

'Cobber' Kain and other airmen, 1940

'Cobber' Kain and other airmen, 1940

Evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force, 1940

Evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force, 1940

Mai i te whārangi 3 - A more intense effort, 1940

War cabinet cartoon

War cabinet cartoon

Conscription ballot: drawing the first marble

Conscription ballot: drawing the first marble (1 o 2)

Conscription ballot: sorting the cards

Conscription ballot: sorting the cards (2 o 2)

Arrival of airmen and naval reservists in Britain

Arrival of airmen and naval reservists in Britain

Unveiling the Sir Keith Park statue, September 2010

Unveiling the Sir Keith Park statue, September 2010

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Greece and Crete, 1941

New Zealand soldiers after the evacuation from Greece

New Zealand soldiers after the evacuation from Greece

Map of Crete

Airborne invasion of Crete

Airborne invasion of Crete (1 o 2)

Forward dressing station near Maleme

Forward dressing station near Maleme (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 5 - North African campaign

Mediterranean campaigns, 1940–45

Mediterranean campaigns, 1940–45

Keith Park with the men of a Malta bomber crew

Keith Park with the men of a Malta bomber crew

Capture at Ruweisat Ridge, 1942

Capture at Ruweisat Ridge, 1942

El Alamein

New Zealand war cemetery near El Alamein

New Zealand war cemetery near El Alamein

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Japan enters the war

Oil tanks burning in Darwin, February 1942

Oil tanks burning in Darwin, February 1942

Poster for volunteer war service

Poster for volunteer war service (1 o 5)

Opening the Ngaio Emergency Precautions Service post, 1942

Opening the Ngaio Emergency Precautions Service post, 1942 (2 o 5)

Home Guard

Home Guard (3 o 5)

Woman in a munitions factory, 1944

Woman in a munitions factory, 1944 (4 o 5)

Clipping meat rationing coupons, 1944

Clipping meat rationing coupons, 1944 (5 o 5)

Arrival of the US Marines in New Zealand

Arrival of the US Marines in New Zealand

Mai i te whārangi 7 - American counter-offensive

The war in the Pacific

The war in the Pacific

Dive bombers in the Battle of Midway

Dive bombers in the Battle of Midway

New Zealanders at Guadalcanal, 1943

New Zealanders at Guadalcanal, 1943

Japanese prisoner of war

Japanese prisoner of war

RNZAF Corsairs over Guadalcanal, 1944

RNZAF Corsairs over Guadalcanal, 1944 (1 o 3)

'Night action off Guadalcanal – HMS "Kiwi" and submarine'

'Night action off Guadalcanal – HMS "Kiwi" and submarine' (2 o 3)

New Zealand troops in action on Vella Lavella

New Zealand troops in action on Vella Lavella (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Final victory

Peter Fraser visits Cassino, 1944

Peter Fraser visits Cassino, 1944

Conditions on ships in the Atlantic, 1942

Conditions on ships in the Atlantic, 1942

Crew of a Lancaster bomber

Crew of a Lancaster bomber

New Zealand prisoners of war, 1945

New Zealand prisoners of war, 1945

VJ Day

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Legacy

New Zealand food for Britain, 1948

New Zealand food for Britain, 1948

Return of the Māori Battalion

Return of the Māori Battalion

Godley Head coastal defence battery

Godley Head coastal defence battery

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Ian McGibbon, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/second-world-war/media (accessed 29 March 2023)

He kōrero nā Ian McGibbon, i tāngia i te 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 May 2016