Maori battalion w w 2?

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The Māori Battalion was part of the second New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War II. It was formed as the 28th Battalion
following pressure on the Labour government of New Zealand by the Māori MPs and Māori organisations throughout the country who wanted a full Māori unit to be raised for service overseas. The battalion was organized with its Companies formed along tribal lines.

The battalion went into action for the first time in Greece on April 15, 1941. It served in the breif battle of Crete. It then went to Italy, where at the Battle of Monte Cassino, the Maori Battalion took part in some of its fiercest fighting of the war and incurred 300 of its men being killed there. The 28th Battalion were pulled out of the frontline on December 21 1944. It was pulled out of the frontline on December 21 1944.