Some CMP pictures from the New Zealand National Archives

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Peter,

Thanks for these very interesting pictures!

I came across this picture of a NZ CMP in service during the Korean war, not sure if it fits in here but worth saving I guess.

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"1950 - Countries unite to restore peace to Korean Peninsula. UN Photo/Leo Morel

After North Korean troops invaded the Republic of Korea in June 1950, igniting the Korean War, the United Nations Security Council recommended that Member States assist in repelling the attack and in restoring peace and security to the Korean Peninsula. In July, on further recommendation by the Council, troop-contributing countries made their forces available to a unified command led by the United States and authorized to fly the UN flag, even though it was not a UN peacekeeping operation. Fighting continued until July 1953 when an armistice was signed. Shown, members of a voluntary contingent from New Zealand pull a truck from the mud during a training exercise."

Source: http://www.un.org/apps/news/UN70anni...p#.V0sN0vmLSM8