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Ruapehu Bulletin, 20 August 1991, Page 12

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^tRETE"^! Tribute from New ZealancM Waiouru's Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum presents a special exhibition to J? mark the 50th anniversary of the fight to defend Crete against the German invasion. JdjtfEmp "The fight to hold Crete was the hardest and most savage campaign of the New Zealand Division in the Second World War. Fifty years after, we return to honour our dead. Their ^ deeds are not forgotten and we remember with gratitude the gallantry and self-sacrifice of - the Greek Nation and the people of Crete." The Right Honourable Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand. w ' In February 1941 the Greek Government accepted an of fer from its British counterpart to — send an expeditionary f orce to assist in the defence of the birthplace of democracy. A force of 62,600 men, including 16,700 New Zealanders, was deployed to Greece during March g\ and early April 1941. On 20 May the Germans launched Operation Mercury, the invasion . of Crete. By 31 May the evacuation of Allied troops was stopped. ^ "Our people mahe the dijjerence" ^ ====== = , ^ The purposeof the Army Museum istopreserve New Zealand's military heritage ^ and to show how the soldier has contributed to the development of the nation Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum, * State Highway One, Waiouru Phone (0658) 56 234.