27th Machine-Gun Battalion (New Zealand)
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The 27th Machine-Gun Battalion was a unit of the 2nd New Zealand Division during the Second World War. It served in the Greek Campaign, Western Desert Campaign, Tunisian Campaign, Italian Campaign and after the war took part in the Occupation of Japan. It was one of two New Zealand formations that served overseas longer than any other unit in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The battalion was also one of the New Zealand units that supplied men for the Long Range Desert Group.
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27th Machine Gun Battalion | |
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Active | 1939ā1948 |
Country | New Zealand |
Branch | New Zealand Military Forces |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Sustained fire support |
Size | ~ 700 personnel |
Part of | 2nd New Zealand Division |
Equipment | Vickers machine gun |
Engagements | Second World War Occupation of Japan |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lindsay Merritt Inglis |
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