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New Zealand Divisional Cavalry units in Italy
A Daimler Dingo of the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry in the Italian Campaign.
NZ soldiers crossing destroyed Italian bridge
Members of the Second New Zealand Division crossing the Lamone River during the Italian Campaign.
Wounded at Cassino by Peter McIntyre
Wounded at Cassino by Peter McIntyre, March 1944.
Bombing of Cassino painting
Bombing of Cassino Monastery and town by Peter McIntyre, May 1944.
Soldiers on Cassino battlefront
Soldiers clamber over ruins on the Cassino battlefront during the Italian Campaign.
View of Cassino
A view of Cassino and Monte Cassino, 1944.
Bailey bridge in Sangro River area
A prefabricated Bailey bridge crosses a ravine in the Sangro River area during the Italian Campaign.
New Zealand soldiers disembark at Taranto
New Zealand soldiers disembark from a troopship at Taranto.
Kiwi stories - the Italian campaign
Discover the stories of some of the New Zealanders who served in the Italian Campaign, 1943–1945
New Zealand tank in Florence
A New Zealand tank being greeted by citizens of Florence, on the 4 August 1944.
New Zealanders take Faenza, 1945
A 1945 British Pathé film clip showing the 2nd New Zealand Division's advance through the Italian town of Faenza.
Map of Cassino area, 1944
Map of the Cassino area, where New Zealand troops fought February-March 1944.
Peter Fraser visits Cassino, 1944
One week after the fall of Monte Cassino in May 1944, New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser visited the site of the monastery
NZEF in Italy, 1944
Weekly Review film showing the activities of New Zealand soldiers in Italy during the winter of 1943/44
Māori Battalion in Italy, winter 1945
Members of the 28 (Māori) Battalion in Italy, winter 1945
Devonport Memorial Drive
Devonport Memorial Drive commemorates men from the area who lost their lives during the Second World War
Wakatere Boating Club Memorial Tower
Wakatere Boating Club's starting Memorial Tower at Narrow Neck Beach, North Shore, Auckland. Early in 1960, the club commissioned a starting tower that would serve as a lasting memorial to its members who had lost their lives during the Second World War.
St Jude's Church memorial
Memorial in the grounds of St. Jude's Church, Avondale
Turning point in Battle of the Atlantic
In the Battle of the Atlantic, one of the most important campaigns of the Second World War, 24 May 1943 was a crucial date. Thousands of New Zealanders took part in this long and bitter struggle.
Ormond Burton, 1921
Image of prominent pacifist Ormond Burton, probably taken in 1921 when he graduated with an MA from Auckland University College

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