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Tag : New Zealand


	1942-10-23	1942-11-05	Second El Alamein	This Allied victory turned the tide in the North African Campaign. It ended Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, taking control of the Suez Canal, and gaining access to the Middle Eastern oil fields.	Read about 'Second El Alamein' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Second El Alamein'
	1942-08-30	1942-09-05	Alam el Halfa	The last major Axis offensive of the Western Desert campaign, Rommel had planned to defeat the British Eighth Army before Allied reinforcements made an Axis victory in Africa impossible. Rommel's attack failed and he was forced to withdraw.	Read about 'Alam el Halfa' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Alam el Halfa'
	1942-08-07	1943-02-09	Guadalcanal Campaign	The Guadalcanal campaign marked the first significant strategic combined arms victory by Allied forces over the Japanese in the Pacific theater. For this reason, the Guadalcanal campaign is often referred to as a "turning point" in the war.	Read about 'Guadalcanal Campaign' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Guadalcanal Campaign'
	1942-07-01	1942-07-27	First El Alamein	British and commonwealth troops, following the retreat after Gazala, halt the Axis advance on Alexandria. This tactically inconclusive battle had a profound strategic affect on the Axis forces' ability to wage war.	Read about 'First El Alamein' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'First El Alamein'
	1941-05-20	1941-05-30	Operation Mercury	The Battle of Crete was a battle during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. The battle began on the morning of 20 May, 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code-name Unternehmen Merkur ("Operation Mercury").	Read about 'Operation Mercury' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Operation Mercury'
	1941-04-27		German troops in Athens	After a 21 day campaign German troops enter Athens, completing their occupation of the Greek mainland.	Read about 'German troops in Athens' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'German troops in Athens'
	1941-04-06	1941-04-29	Operation Marita	German invasion of Bulgaria and Greece sweeping German victory over Greek and Allied forces in 24 days completed with the fall of Kalamata	Read about 'Operation Marita' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Operation Marita'
	1940-05-16		Battle over the Ruhr	Six aircraft from No. 75 NZ Sqdn., this time as part of a force of 50 bombers detailed to attack objectives in the Ruhr and river crossings at Namur, Dinant and Givet.	Read about 'Battle over the Ruhr' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Battle over the Ruhr'

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