Word: zealanders
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Freyberg v. "The Boss" Sirs: In TIME (March 6) you quote Winston Churchill: "General Alexander has probably seen more fighting against the Germans than any living British commander, unless it be General Freyberg, who is also in the fray. . . ." General Freyberg, as you may know, is a New Zealander. Rommel characterized them as the finest fighting men among the Nazis' enemies. . . . Freyberg is from Wellington College, New Zealand. . . . After he became a hero at Gallipoli in 1915, Freyberg returned on special leave to New Zealand. He visited Wellington College to talk to the boys who had come behind...
...Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Free France, Great Britain, Holland, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa...
...Zealand infantrymen found there were still Germans on hand. The defenders were veterans of the excellent 1st Parachute Division. Their order: Hold at all costs...
...fighting was bitter and ruthless. German snipers potted at everyone in sight, not sparing first-aid men. Hill 165, above the town, changed hands six times. A New Zealand lieutenant found his Tommy gun jammed just as he flushed a German sniper: he used it as a club to bash in the man's head...
...while waiting. One of these is "Chase Me," with flashlights. One spectator will flash his light on the blank screen. Another spectator flashes another beam. Then the chase around the screen begins. This can be funny when played by two experts. Another game, invented by the marines in New Zealand, is played with white rubber balloons, which are inflated and batted through the air. The object is to hit the balloons with lighted cigarets. This game keeps every spectator alert, lest he find a glowing cigaret down his neck...