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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.
Spitfire pilot describes attacking enemy transport
Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot, Philip Stewart, from Whanganui, describes how he went about destroying enemy trains and other vehicles.
Naval officer Eric Krull describes D-Day
Eric Krull, the second officer on a Royal Navy Landing Craft, describes the scene on Gold Beach on D-Day.
John Morris and the French Resistance
Royal Air Force bomber pilot, John Morris describes Lucienne Vouzelaud, one of the French Resistance workers who helped him to safety after his plane was shot down in France.
A Navy Commanding Officer describes D-Day
Jack Ingham, the commanding officer on a Royal Navy Landing Craft, describes his journey across the English Channel on D-Day.
James Stellin Memorial Park
The James Stellin Memorial Park in the suburb of Northland, Wellington.
Monowai – the ship that rescued Anne Frank's father
New Zealand has a small connection to the poignant story of Anne Frank, via her father, Otto, and the merchant ship TSS Monowai
James Stellin memorial in France
Memorial to a kiwi pilot who sacrificed himself to save a French village
Kiwi pilot's sacrifice saves French village
As his damaged Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber rapidly lost height, Pilot Officer James Stellin struggled to avoid crashing into Saint-Maclou-la-Brière, a village of 370 people. He succeeded, but at the cost of his own life. The villagers gave him a hero’s funeral and have honoured his memory ever since.
British commandos scramble ashore on D-Day
British commandos scramble ashore from their landing craft on Juno Beach on D-Day.
Sound: 485 Squadron in action on D-Day
Maurice Mayston was a fighter pilot with 485 NZ Spitfire Squadron. On D-Day his squadron shot down the first German bomber over the Normandy battlefield, and quickly followed it with a second.
Lancaster bomber between sorties
Royal Air Force ground crew clean a Lancaster bomber between sorties. Many of the thousands of New Zealanders serving in Bomber Command flew these planes.
Helping the wounded, Omaha Beach on D Day
American troops help a wounded soldier on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
A Royal Navy gunner, 1940
A Royal Navy gunner in protective clothing looks down the sights of a 4-inch gun, 1940.
Bombed-out Berlin buildings, May 1945
An aerial view of bombed-out buildings in Berlin, May 1945.
Lancaster bomber over Hamburg, 1943
A Lancaster bomber is silhouetted against flares, smoke and explosions during and attack on Hamburg, Germany.
Paratroops heading for France on D-Day
Paratroops and crew wait to board their plane for France on the eve of D-Day.
British troops struggling ashore on D-Day
British troops struggle ashore, some helping wounded, on Sword Beach, Normandy, on D-Day.
British commandos bound for Sword Beach on D-Day
British commandos sit on board a landing craft bound for Sword Beach, Normandy, on D-Day.
Landing craft in Southampton before D-Day
Some of the thousands of landing craft assembling in Southampton before D-Day

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