Five Vampire fighter aircraft of No. 14 Squadron carried out the RNZAF’s first combat strike since the Second World War against guerrillas in the Malayan jungle.
Malayan Emergency
Events In History
Articles
The Cold War
Although the origins of the so-called Cold War can be traced back to the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, this intense ideological struggle between the Western powers and the Soviet Union really began after the Second World War. Read the full article
Page 2 - Overview
New Zealand’s participation in the Cold War was shaped by its decision to support the Western powers in their confrontation with the Soviet Union after the Second World War.
Page 4 - Treaties and alliances
During the 1940s and 1950s New Zealand signed a series of collective treaties with Britain and the United States aimed at countering the threats of Japanese military resurgence
Page 5 - South-East Asia
During the 1950s the focus of New Zealand’s defence strategy shifted from the Middle East to Asia.
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a 12-year-long conflict in the Malayan peninsula which arose from an attempt by the Malayan Communist Party to overthrow the British colonial administration of Malaya. Read the full article
Page 1 - NZ and the Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a 12-year-long conflict in the Malayan peninsula which arose from an attempt by the Malayan Communist Party to overthrow the British colonial
Military mascots
New Zealanders have one of the highest pet-ownership rates in the world. Wartime was no different. Take a tour through this menagerie of military mascots: dogs, cats, donkeys, monkeys, pigs, goats and birds. There's the famous bull terrier Major Major, along with the less well-known, but very cute, slow loris adopted by 1 RNZIR in Borneo. Read the full article
Page 4 - Other military mascots
Mascots we would like more information about, mainly from post-Second World War
The Royal New Zealand Navy
Seventy years old in October 2011, the Royal New Zealand Navy is today an integral part of the New Zealand Defence Force. But its 1941 establishment was the result of a long process of naval development. Read the full article
Page 6 - Post-war operations
Like all the services the RNZN faced difficulties of readjustment to peacetime conditions, not only in drastically reducing numbers but also in determining the shape of the
Main image: NZ soldiers before deployment to Malaya
New Zealand soldiers marching through Wellington before leaving for Malaya.
