The New Zealanders operated in Military Region 3 with the Australian forces as part of the ANZAC task force ( brigade ) based in Nui Dat in Phuoc Thuy Province, North East of Saigon.

In 1941 during World War II the ANZAC forces delayed the invading German forces in the area enough to allow the evacuation of the British expeditionary force to Crete.

Of the battles, the largest, best-known, and most costly in human suffering was the Third Battle of Ypres ( 21 July to 6 November 1917, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele ), in which the British, Canadians, ANZAC, and French forces recaptured the Passchendaele Ridge east of the city at a terrible cost of lives.

All nine major powers of World War II, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and the ANZAC forces, are represented in the combined global game with unique units and colors.

A DFP is known more commonly within United States Army slang as a " fighting position ", or the slang term " ranger grave ", within United States Marine Corps slang as a " fighting hole ", in Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) forces terminology as a " fighting pit ", in Australian Army terminology as a " Gun-Pit ", within the British and Canadian military argot as a " slit trench ", or simply — but less accurately — as a " trench ".

Counterattacks by British, French, American, and ANZAC forces slowed and stopped the German advance.

Simpson landed on the shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915 as part of the ANZAC forces.

Image: Chora Sfakion 1941 evacuation monument. jpg | thumb | upright | right | Monument in Sfakia commemorating the evacuation of British and ANZAC forces from Crete in late May 1941.

The game is designed to be played by 2-3 players, representing the nation-economies of Japan, the U. S, China, ANZAC, and India ( Great Britain ) respectively, with the latter two groups composing the Allied forces.

Image: Chora Sfakion 1941 evacuation monument. jpg | thumb | right | 200px | Monument commemorating the evacuation during WW2 of British and ANZAC forces from Hora Sfakion in May 1941.

* Drum Corps – The drum corps participates in the annual Burwood march, the ANZAC march through the streets of Sydney City, the Sandakan service at Burwood and reserve forces day.

* ANZAC War Memorial in Sydney, designed by C. Bruce Dellit, is completed.

The ANZAC War Memorial, completed in 1934, is the main commemorative military monument of Sydney, Australia.

The ANZAC War Memorial, completed in 1934, is the main commemorative military monument of Sydney, Australia.

* On the eastern side stands the ANZAC Bridge, completed in 1996, it is the main arterial link between the inner west and Sydney city.

The upgrade was completed in time for the influx of commuters for the 2011 ANZAC day commemorations on the 25th April.

Because of their military connection with the ANZACs and ANZAC Day, these biscuits are often used as a fundraising item for the Royal New Zealand Returned Services ' Association ( RSA ) and the Returned and Services League of Australia ( RSL ).

The World War I ANZAC troops were said to often display irreverence in their relations with superior officers and dark humour in the face of battle.

The incidences of valour, bravery, and determination displayed during the campaign for Gallipoli, as well as the mutual respect for their Turkish adversaries led by Kemal Atatürk, is seen as part of the ANZAC spirit.

Throughout June, I ANZAC carried out a number of trench raids on the German positions in their sector.

Further fighting ensued and afterwards I ANZAC managed to capture most of the German pillboxes on the crest of the ridgeline, but were stopped short of their secondary objective by defensive fire from German positions nearby.

The ANZAC Mounted Division, advancing to the east against al-Jammama, had less success and did not manage to capture their objective until 9 November when it was reached by the 3rd Light Horse Regiment.

The exact reason for the disaster was never determined but it seems that the 4th Battalion, expecting the ANZAC advance to resume at any time, had followed a movement on their left when General Bridges had instructed troops on Lone Pine to straighten their line.

* ANZAC Day: the only national broadcaster dedicating an 18-hour broadcast to ANZAC Day celebrations, live from their studios with live feeds from around the nation and well-researched and presented segments.

One other theory is the fact that ANZAC troops were especially good at digging tunnels between their own trenches and the enemies, and were regarded by both sides as diggers, one being derogatory and the other more in jest.

These integrated battalions had the suffix ( ANZAC ) added to their name ( for example, 4 RAR became the 4RAR / NZ ( ANZAC ) Battalion ).

While a New Zealand public holiday, it is a duty day for New Zealand military personnel, who, even if not involved in official commemorative activities are required to attend an ANZAC Day Dawn Parade in ceremonial uniform in their home location.

Such was the success of Richmond Oval that the SANFL moved its traditional ANZAC Day match from the Adelaide Oval to Richmond in 1958 with West Adelaide defeated their long-time Grand Final tormentor Port Adelaide in the highest profile match to be played at the ground.

In February 2010 Kmart requested permission from NSW State Government to open their stores on ANZAC Day prior to the traditional 1pm time, claiming their customers would be severely inconvenienced by their closure.

Annually at dawn on ANZAC Day, a service is held to remember those that lost their lives serving for Australia.

Every year in commemoration of ANZAC day, surfers load up their surfboards and backpacks with cartons of beer and drink, and paddle out on their boards from Coogee Beach to Wedding Cake Island.

In 2004, he was selected by New Zealand after only a handful of NRL matches and on 23 April made his debut for the Kiwis as their youngest-ever Test player in the 2004 ANZAC Test against Australia.

Contemporary photographs of ANZAC soldiers at Gallipoli clearly show them wearing their Australian bush hats.

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, originally commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

In recent decades, however, Remembrance Day has been largely eclipsed as the national day of war commemoration by ANZAC Day ( 25 April ), which is a public holiday in all states.

ANZAC biscuits and the pavlova are considered by some to be Australian national foods, although while the oldest known named recipe for pavlova is from New Zealand, its often said in the Australian history that the dessert took its name from Anna Pavlova at the Esplanade Hotel in Perth during a tour of the state where she danced " as light as air " in reference to the light meringue.

While the United States supported the transition authority, it did so mainly by underwriting contracts to replace destroyed infrastructure and thus avoided a direct military involvement, allowing the ANZAC led force to take the lead.

In The One Day of the Year, Alan Seymour studied the paradoxical nature of the ANZAC Day commemoration by Australians of the defeat of the Battle of Gallipoli.

* April 23 at Newcastle, Australia – 2004 ANZAC Test match is won by Australia 37-10 over New Zealand at EnergyAustralia Stadium before 21, 537

* April 23 at Sydney, Australia – 1999 ANZAC test match is won by Australia 20 – 14 against New Zealand at Stadium Australia before 30, 245.

The city itself lies on the southern shore, while the Northern Suburbs lie on the northern shore ; which are linked by the Harbour Bridge and the ANZAC Bridge.

Sydney Boys High also has facilities at the ANZAC Rifle Range, managed by the Sydney High School Rifle Club.

In 1934 the ANZAC Memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park was built and featured the sculpture " The Sacrifice " by Rayner Hoff ( 1894 – 1937 ).

I ANZAC Corps was initially commanded by General Alexander Godley and comprised the three " veteran " ANZAC divisions — the Australian 1st and 2nd Divisions and the newly formed New Zealand Division.

Due to the formation of a salient in the Allied lines, the area surrounding the farm, across which the Australians had to advance, was under the observation of German artillery spotters and as a result of heavy barrages I ANZAC suffered heavily during the battle, with 6, 300 casualties, 4, 649 of which were suffered by the 4th Division alone.

The attack was to be made by two infantry divisions of the XX Corps, 60th ( London ) Division and the 74th ( Yeomanry ) Division and two mounted divisions of the Desert Mounted Corps, the Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division ( ANZAC Mounted Division ) and the Australian Mounted Division.

The ANZAC Bridge or Anzac Bridge ( both forms are used by the Roads and Traffic Authority ), replacing the earlier Glebe Island Bridge, is a large cable-stayed bridge spanning Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and Glebe Island ( part of the suburb of Rozelle ) in proximity to the central business district of Sydney, Australia.

Delays due to increasing traffic, which were exacerbated by having to close a major arterial road to allow the movement of shipping into Blackwattle Bay, led to the construction of the present-day ANZAC bridge.

The landing, north of Gaba Tepe on the Aegean coast of the Peninsula, was made by soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) and was the first significant combat of the war for these two countries.

* Forest Funday, is an annual free fair provided by the combined Christian churches of The Forest on ANZAC Day, 25 April at Frenchs Forest Showground.