Major General Sir Bernard C Freyberg, VC, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, Commander in Chief, 2nd New Zealand ...

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Accession Number 069892
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Greece: Crete, Suda Bay
Date made April 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Major General Sir Bernard C Freyberg, VC, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, Commander in Chief, 2nd New Zealand expeditionary force, who was placed in charge of the Al;lied Forces in Crete by General Sir Archibald Wavell, GCB, CMG, MC, on the 29th April, addressing all the officers under his command shortly after their arrival from Greece.