Hei tohu mo te 70 huri tau mō ngā mahi a te Rua Tekau Mā Waru Patariana i te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao, kei te whakaputaina ā rātau kōrero ā marama. I tikina atu ēnei kōrero mai i wā rātau ake wātaka. Kātahi ano ka whakaputaina.
The Battalion withdraw from Cassino township and move to Colle Belvedere to hold part of the left flank, protect the Cairo-Terelle road and support patrols.
The third battle of Cassino: the Battalion’s orders are to clear the township after its bombing. The damp, rubble, snipers and decomposing bodies heighten the intensity of battle.
Reconnaissance and patrols are undertaken to ready for the attack on the Cassino railway station, where the Battalion would suffer the heaviest casualties of any of the New Zealand units.