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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	27th Machine-Gun Battalion (New Zealand)
rdfs:comment	The 27th Machine-Gun Battalion was a unit of the 2nd New Zealand Division during the Second World War. It served in the Greek Campaign, Western Desert Campaign, Tunisian Campaign, Italian Campaign and after the war took part in the Occupation of Japan. It was one of two New Zealand formations that served overseas longer than any other unit in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The battalion was also one of the New Zealand units that supplied men for the Long Range Desert Group.
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Branch	dbkwik:resource/2DpDIdT1da68zgRIxCY5Cg==
command structure	2
Role	Sustained fire support
Type	Infantry
Dates	1940
Unit Name	27
notable commanders	dbkwik:resource/rTV4H1WlHLCmHBFDgkNoBg==
Battles	*Second World War *Greek Campaign *Western Desert Campaign *Tunisian Campaign *Occupation of Japan
Equipment	dbkwik:resource/LetVgQ3cO9ieu4ii8sKBlg==
Size	Battalion
abstract	The 27th Machine-Gun Battalion was a unit of the 2nd New Zealand Division during the Second World War. It served in the Greek Campaign, Western Desert Campaign, Tunisian Campaign, Italian Campaign and after the war took part in the Occupation of Japan. It was one of two New Zealand formations that served overseas longer than any other unit in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The battalion was also one of the New Zealand units that supplied men for the Long Range Desert Group.