Light-hearted War

Maoris of ?C? Company, 28th Maori Battalion of the 2nd New Zealand Division perform the ?Haka? (ancestral war dance) for the visit of King George II of Greece, his wife the Queen, his cousin Prince Peter and Major General Freyberg. The location was at an army training camp at Helwan in Egypt. The battalion fought during the Greek, North African and Italian campaigns during which it earned a formidable reputation as a fighting force which has subsequently been acknowledged by both Allied and German commanders

Acknowledged Amusing Ancestral Campaigns Commanders Cousin Earned Formidable Fought Freyberg Général Haka Helwan Light Hearted Light-hearted Maori Maoris Reputation Subsequently

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