New Zealand Army

New Zealand Army ; New Zealand Army
Lineup	1845
Country	New Zealand
Armed forces	New Zealand Defense Force
Type	Armed forces ( army )
Strength	4539 (active) ; 1569 (reservists)
management
Chief of Defense Force	Lieutenant General Tim Keating
Chief of Army	Major General Peter Kelly
Commander in Chief	Lady Patsy Reddy

The New Zealand Army ( Maori : Ngāti Tūmatauenga , literally tribe of the god of war ) forms the land forces of the New Zealand Defense Force . It currently consists of about 4,500 men.

history

New Zealand soldiers during the First World War

The founding of the army goes back to the New Zealand Wars from 1843, when British immigrants came together in military units to fight the Māori . This force was renamed the Colonial Defense Force and later the Permanent Force in 1862. Under British command, ten contingents of New Zealand infantry were sent to South Africa during the Second Boer War . During the First World War , mainly infantry formations were sent to theaters of war in Europe and the Middle East with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force . This commitment continued in World War II . New Zealand Army soldiers fought a.o. a. in Crete , North Africa or Italy . In addition, New Zealanders fought in the Korean War and Vietnam War , as well as u. a. in East Timor , the Gulf War and Afghanistan .

present

Infantrymen during a training exercise, 2011

The New Zealand Army is currently (2017) deployed in various locations around the world. It is all operations in the UN mission .

Afghanistan , after the New Zealand Army ended its deployment in Afghanistan in April 2013, soldiers remained in the country for training purposes.
Iraq : Around 100 New Zealand soldiers have been stationed there as instructors since 2015.
Sinai / Egypt : around 20 soldiers monitor security from the basis of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
Middle East : at least 2 soldiers are deployed on behalf of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization .
Sudan : 1-2 soldiers on duty for the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan .
South Korea : 1-2 soldiers on duty for the United Nations Command, Military Armistice Commission, Korea .

organization

The New Zealand Army is divided into several regiments and corps. The New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) also belongs to the Army .

Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment ( Infantry regiment )
Royal New Zealand Armored Corps ( Panzer Korps )
Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery ( Artillery Regiment )

Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers ( Pioneers )

Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals ( telecommunications force )

Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment ( Logistics Regiment )

Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps ( Medical Corps )

Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Corps (Corps sister)

Royal New Zealand Army Dental Corps ( Dental Corps )

Corps of Royal New Zealand Military Police ( military police )

Joint Services Fire Training School (training unit)

New Zealand Army Band ( Army band )

New Zealand Intelligence Corps ( military intelligence and reconnaissance )

New Zealand Army structure as of February 28, 2020

equipment

The New Zealand Army carries the Steyr AUG and the 5.56 mm rifle from the Lewis Machine and Tool Company as standard weapons . There are also numerous other handguns made by Glock or Browning in use. The L16 , the L118 howitzer and the M6 Mortar are used as artillery . The Army does not have its own heavy battle tanks, but has several modified LAV III armored personnel carriers . Transport and support vehicles such as the Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer are also used.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ P. Mckenzie: How the NZ Army became an iwi , January 15, 2019, accessed on January 10, 2020 (English)
^ South African 'Boer' War . Origins of the conflict . In: New Zealand History . Ministry for Culture and Heritage , March 6, 2018, accessed May 5, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e NZ Army Deployments . (PDF 141 kB) In: Army Today . New Zealand Army , February 2015, accessed May 5, 2019 .
^ Tim Keating : NZDF's Training Mission to Iraq . New Zealand Defense Force , February 24, 2015, archived from the original on June 29, 2018 ; accessed on May 5, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
^ Individual weapon replacement . New Zealand Army , Aug 12, 2015; Archived from the original on Aug 22, 2016 ; accessed on May 5, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
^ New Zealand Light Operational Vehicle (NZLOV) . New Zealand Army , March 7, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .

[1] P. Mckenzie: How the NZ Army became an iwi , January 15, 2019, accessed on January 10, 2020 (English)

[NZ_History_Boer_War-2] South African 'Boer' War . Origins of the conflict . In: New Zealand History . Ministry for Culture and Heritage , March 6, 2018, accessed May 5, 2019 .

[NZ_Army_Deployments-3] NZ Army Deployments . (PDF 141 kB) In: Army Today . New Zealand Army , February 2015, accessed May 5, 2019 .

[NZ_Defence_Force_2015_02_25-4] Tim Keating : NZDF's Training Mission to Iraq . New Zealand Defense Force , February 24, 2015, archived from the original on June 29, 2018 ; accessed on May 5, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).

[NZ_Army_Individual_Weapon_Replacement-5] Individual weapon replacement . New Zealand Army , Aug 12, 2015; Archived from the original on Aug 22, 2016 ; accessed on May 5, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).

[NZ_Army_Light_Operational_Vehicle-6] New Zealand Light Operational Vehicle (NZLOV) . New Zealand Army , March 7, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .