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February 1942 was spent re-equipping and training, the Battalion regaining its vitality. Read the war diary for February 1942 here
Inspection of Māori Battalion, 1945
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Awatere and Lieutenant-General Freyberg accompany Lt-Gen R.L. McCreery (commander of the British 8th Army) while he inspects the Maori Bāttalion at Castel Raimondo, Italy, 24 March 1945. McCreery presented Awatere with the DSO for his leadership at Faenza.
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryReference: DA-8351
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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Submitted by mbadmin on Mon, 22/06/2009 - 12:36. 
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