18th Battalion (New Zealand)
18th Battalion (18th Armoured Regiment) Tanks of 18th Armoured Regiment waiting to move up for the crossing at Senio, Italy Active 1939–45 Disbanded December 1945 Country New Zealand Branch New Zealand Military Forces Type Infantry (1939–42) Armoured (1943–45) Size ~760 personnel [1] Part of 4th Infantry Brigade (1939–42) 4th Armoured Brigade (1943–45) Engagements Second World War Battle of Greece Battle of Crete North African Campaign Operation Crusader First Battle of El Alamein Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino The 18th Battalion was a formation of the New Zealand Military Forces which served, initially as an infantry battalion and then as an armoured regiment, during the Second World War as part of the 2nd New Zealand Division. The 18th Battalion was formed in New Zealand in September 1939. After a period of training, in 1940 it embarked for the Middle East as part of the 2nd New Zealand Division and then, in 1941, on to Greece. It partici...