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[edit] 3rd division withdrawal

Casualities were so heavy that the 3rd New Zealand Division, then fighting in the Pacific region against the Japanese, was demobilized with the bulk of its officers and men then transferred to the 2nd NZ Division to replace losses. Following two assaults on Monte Casino, the NZ Division was employed as an Assault Division of the 8th Army during a series of difficult night attacks crossing major Italian rivers, behind which the Germans had erected their defensive lines. The closing weeks of WW2 saw the NZ Division race to Trieste in northern Italy to confront Tito’s partisans, and prevent that city’s forced absorption into greater Yugoslavia.

One member of the NZ Division, Captain Charles Upham VC and Bar, was the only person to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice during WW2. -- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 149.167.113.20 (talk • contribs) 03:13, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

The third division was not withdrawn due to 2nd Division losses. It was withdrawn primarily to provide additional man power for the agricultural industry. This man power issue may be indirectly related to 2nd NZ Divisions losses, and it was certainly a poor decision in that virtually none of the third division troops went to work in agriculture. Many did indeed go on to provide experienced replacements in Italy. Nevertheless it is historically incorrect to say the 3rd Divsion was withdrawn to replace 2nd Division losses. Regarding man power to field a division, it might be interesting to consider how many "home" divisons the New Zealand army had - granted half these troops existed on paper. WW. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Winstonwolfe (talk • contribs) 03:49, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

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